The Bucks need to be creative if they want to move certain contracts.
The Milwaukee Bucks have done a lot of work this offseason to correct course on their franchise and the influx of talent they received by trading Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat has certainly helped that process, but the Bucks still have a lot of work to do to to fully get the team back to where it needs to be.
The Bucks haven't yet fully torn down their roster and while they've made a lot of progress in bringing in new life to the franchise, they still need to complete a full turnover of the team, but that be hard to pull of considering the state of several of their contracts.
Kyle Kuzma is in the last year of his contract, so that won't be an issue for the Bucks moving forward, but they still have two other contracts that have the potential to enter albatross territory for the Bucks if they aren't able to move them.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives for the basket against Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner (3) in the first quarter at Fiserv Forum. Benny Sieu-Imagn ImagesMilwaukee's Tough Contracts
“The bad news: They haven't yet found a taker for Myles Turner, who was signed to a four-year, $107 million contract last summer in a failed attempt to appease Antetokounmpo. The really bad news: They inexplicably signed Trent to a four-year, $64 million contract this month after one of the worst seasons of his career, a deal that is already under investigation by the NBA," a report from ESPN read.
Trent's contract is a fresh issue for the Bucks, not only because of near-impossible it will be for the Bucks to ever try and move considering the magnitude of the contract and Trent Jr.'s general lack of production and the investigation that the ESPN article alluded to is an ongoing salary cap circumvention investigation.
Dallas Mavericks guard Ryan Nembhard (9) drives for the basket against Milwaukee Bucks forward Gary Trent Jr. (5) in the first quarter at Fiserv Forum. Benny Sieu-Imagn ImagesTurner's Situation
Turner's contract doesn't look as bad as Trent Jr.'s considering that Turner actually present with more value on the floor and has taken up a more active leadership role within the team, but the Bucks would still likely rather to be able to flip Turner's contract for more young talent or future draft picks.
But to do that, the Bucks may have to put together a more robust trade package in order to move be able to move either Trent Jr. or Turner.
Suns center Oso Ighodaro (11) steals the ball from Bucks center Myles Turner (3) against the Bucks during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on March 21, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectUntil then, the Bucks may have to settle with being saddled with large contracts now and hope that they can extract some value out of their more veteran players while still trying to develop their young talent.
Either way, the Bucks will have a few years before the pressure truly sets back in for them to be competitive again, which gives them plenty of time to either wait out these talents or add more players to offset the lost value.
