Celtics' demolition of Bucks was latest proof they avoided complete disaster

The Boston Celtics proved that they are in a league of their own when compared to the Milwaukee Bucks last night. Even with how many men they were down heading into the game, the Celtics had the Bucks' number all night long, even with the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

It's clear that Joe Mazzulla and co. are a freight train with no breaks to speak of, but beating the Bucks so easily also proved something that hardly anyone has talked about: Boston was right to avoid trading for Myles Turner.

There was never any concrete intel (or even whispers) of the Celtics going after Turner, but when the Giannis trade buzz was gaining some steam, Turner came up as a potential target for Boston. On paper, he made sense because he shared some of the two-way skills that previous Celtics big men had, like Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis.

However, nothing materialized, and thank heavens, because the idea of Myles Turner has always been a lot more exciting than the actual Myles Turner. Last night only served as more proof of that, proving exactly why Boston was right to steer clear.

Turner was badly outplayed by the other Celtics bigs

It's not like Nikola Vucevic and Luka Garza played a perfect game of basketball, but it was clear how much more impactful they were in last night's game compared to Turner. Just look at their statlines.

Vucevic: 10 points, seven assists, five rebounds, one block, plus/minus of plus-10, five-for-10 shooting
Garza: Seven points, 10 rebounds, seven of which were offensive
Turner: Five points, four rebounds, three assists, one-for-six shooting, all of which were threes

Turner makes more than Vucevic and Garza combined, and his contract lasts for a couple more years after this. In theory, he fits with the Celtics, but performances like last night show why Boston is more comfortable with players like Vucevic and Garza instead of him. Oh yeah, and Neemias Queta too.

Simply put, he disappeared in a game the Bucks desperately needed him to do some damage. If that's not enough to convince you that the Celtics dodged a bullet, check this out.

This has been the case in every Celtics-Bucks matchup

The Celtics handled their business against the Bucks last night, putting their season series at 2-1 in Boston's favor. This was not an exception to the norm, as, in all three games, Turner was invisible.

When Boston beat the crap out of Milwaukee back on February 1, Turner put up seven points on two-for-eight shooting, which again, included one three. Not a great look for someone you're paying over $20 million for one season.

Well, what about the game the Bucks beat the Celtics? It was without Antetokounmpo, so surely, Turner had something to do with that, right? The answer to that is, not really. He had seven points and four rebounds while shooting two-for-eight from the field, making one three and blocking two shots.

That's not acceptable for what Milwaukee is paying him, making it all the more obvious that Boston avoided what could have been a Kemba Walker-like problem. Turner would be worth taking a flyer on for the Celtics, but not on the four-year, $108.9 million contract he's getting paid.