Bucks Notes: Coach’s Mother Passes Away, Roster Red Flag, Myles Turner Review of Milwaukee

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A member of the Milwaukee Bucks family has sadly passed away earlier this month. The mother of a Bucks coach was the first-ever female mayor of Saginaw, Michigan, and will have services organized later this week in addition to a scholarship fund in her name.
In other news, the Bucks new-look roster is raising some serious red flags for the upcoming season. An NBA pundit believes that offense will be the main source of Milwaukee's issues.
Finally, speaking of the new roster, big man Myles Turner gave a review of his new city. Turner is starting this new chapter of his NBA career after formerly playing for the rival Indiana Pacers.
Here’s more information on these stories and all the latest Bucks news (click the headline for the full article):
Bucks Coach’s Mother Passes Away at 75
New-Look Bucks Raising Serious Red Flag for 2025-26 Season
Bucks' Myles Turner Has Early Review of Milwaukee
Bucks Will Push Giannis Antetokounmpo to His Limit This Year, Says Insider
Bucks Could Improve in One Key Aspect Without Damian Lillard, Says Insider
Bucks’ Myles Turner Already Showing Excitement to Be in Milwaukee
Bucks Tweets of the Day:
34 days until the NBA season. pic.twitter.com/giqOQ8yaOq
— BucksRealm (@BucksRealm) September 17, 2025
ESPN's Kevin Pelton this week:
— BucksRealm (@BucksRealm) September 17, 2025
"Myles Turner's defensive upside isn't quite as high as Brook Lopez's."
Love me some Splash Mountain. Always. Still a worthy rim protector at 37. But Turner is 8 years younger, far more versatile, and has led the NBA in blocks this decade. C'mon. pic.twitter.com/Ymkz9p8LlO
Enjoy 9 minutes of Giannis EuroBasket highlights. pic.twitter.com/5wr8IOMPof
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) September 16, 2025
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