One of the reasons the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Myles Turner was his stellar floor spacing. Even with Giannis Antetokounmpo now gone, the Bucks will still rely on that perimeter shot from the big man. Turner's reliability from the outside could mean a lot to Tyler Herro, who needs a kick-out threat after he and Bam Adebayo were often unsuccessful with the Miami Heat in recent seasons.
Herro, Adebayo weren't often on the same page
Over the last two seasons, Adebayo has really picked up his outside shooting in a Brook Lopez-esque mid-career transformation, though without as much success. Part of that boils down to his struggles to hit long -range shots off passes from Herro. Despite sharing the floor consistently, the two were not on the same page often, especially from distance.
Last year, Herro passed the ball to Adebayo 210 times, the second-most of any teammate. On those passes, Bam shot just 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) from deep. The season before, Herro passed the ball to Adebayo 882 times, over 500 times more than the next teammate, but Bam shot a measly 17-of-52 (32.7 percent) on his triple tries off those passes. Ouch.
That type of success rate between two starters just won't cut it. As Herro starts his next chapter with the Milwaukee Bucks, Myles Turner needs to help him as much as he can.
Turner can be the reliable floor-spacer Herro needs
There are a lot of ways to describe Myles Turner after last season's woes, but a bad outside shooter is not one of them. In fact, in what was essentially a down year across the board for Turner, one thing he did well was shoot the long ball, knocking in 38.3 percent of his tries on 5.4 attempts per game—the second-most of his career.
Herro already seems poised to have the most productive scoring season of his career in his new role, but his assist numbers, in particular, will be fascinating to watch. This could be the most ball-handling duties he's had to date, and the Milwaukee Bucks will certainly lean on him to create. One pairing that could catapult his assist numbers to new heights relies on the fit with Turner.
No one is saying Turner is better than Adebayo all-around, but in terms of perimeter reliability, it's not close. If Herro and Turner get on the same page and see success off one another, it could be great for this Milwaukee offense.
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