The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving superstar point guard Damian Lillard, using the stretch provision in the NBAs collective bargaining agreement to wipe the final two years and $113 million of his contract off of their balance sheet, ESPNs Shams Charania reported Tuesday.
The dramatic move comes just over two months after Lillard, who turns 35 in two weeks, ruptured his left Achilles tendon during Game 4 of Milwaukees first-round playoff matchup with the Indiana Pacers an injury thats expected to keep him sidelined for most, if not all, of the 2025-26 NBA season.
It will also create the salary-cap space for the Bucks to sign free-agent center Myles Turner, who helped lead the Pacers to the 2025 NBA Finals, to a four-year, $107 million contract to man the 5 spot next to Giannis Antetokounmpo giving Milwaukees two-time MVP a new floor-spacing, rim-protecting frontcourt running buddy after the similarly styled Brook Lopez, Antetokounmpos partner for the last seven seasons, agreed to terms to join the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, after the start of the NBAs 2025 free agency period.
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