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PJ Tucker’s arrival at the Milwaukee Bucks last March could well be seen as the last brick put in the champion’s wall. The power forward landed in Wisconsin as the perfect complement to an already pristine team defensively, and he showed it during the playoffs. His performance augured an almost assured renewal, but Tucker ended up signing with the Miami Heat for two years and $ 14.3 million. Subject that the player has talked about in the face of the game that the Heat and Bucks will play next Thursday. “I was very surprised”.
«If you win a championship and you are part of the nucleus of the team that wins it, you expect that [la renovación]»Says Tucker en statements for him Miami Herald. “It is something that can happen but does not happen normally. I take my situation as something particular and I continue with mine ». In an interview with The Athletic in August, Bucks owner Marc Lasry admitted that the decision was made with the luxury tax in mind. Milwaukee is already the fourth highest-paying team in the league, and Tucker’s renewal would have cost them well over $ 15 million.
The player claims to have turned the page, but that does not remove the extra motivation with which he faces the confrontation. ‘It is a naturally human behavior. I definitely want to win this game more than any other this season. If I didn’t tell you, I would be lying to you.
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