Myles Turner Doesn't Hold Back on Bucks Culture Under Doc Rivers

Myles Turner signed a four-year, $108.9 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks prior to the 2025-26 NBA season, joining the franchise led by now-former head coach Doc Rivers.

The Bucks fired Rivers following a 32-50 campaign that snapped a nine-year playoff streak for the franchise.

Now that Rivers moved on, Turner recently opened up about the team’s culture with the veteran head coach at the helm.

“Guys were late all the time,” Turner told WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart on their “Game Recognize Game” podcast. “Guys were showing up to film whenever they wanted to show up. Guys were missing meetings. It was one of the craziest things I personally ever experienced.”

“It was crazy,” he added. “Guys were an hour late to the plane. It got to the point where I knew not to show up until an hour after they said the plane was taking off. It was crazy.”

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When Stewart asked who was the most likely to show up late, Turner gave an “easy” answer.

“Giannis [Antetokounmpo]. Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants, really,” Turner said. “I think that this kind of just came with the territory that - and once I saw what was going down, I was like, ‘Hey man, more power to you. They ain’t going to fine you. [Expletive], do what you do.'”

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The Bucks hired former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins as their new head coach earlier this offseason.

“Any other team I’ve been on, guys got fined. And there was a sense of order and a sense of understanding,” Turner said. “So yeah, you’re late to the plane? Fine. You’re late to treatment? Fine. You’re late to film? Fine. But I personally did not experience that last year for the first time in my career. So we’ll see what Taylor Jenkins does, our new coach.”

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM.