Following his stunning exit from the Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard is attracting a lot of attention from several high-profile teams on the free-agent market.

And that's not all for Milwaukee. To make room for Turner, the Bucks are stretching and waiving Damian Lillard after the star guard tore his Achilles in the playoffs, per ESPN. Lillard, who first joined the Bucks in 2023, is likely to miss all of next season. The Bucks owe him $113 million and will pay it out over the next five years.

The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving superstar point guard Damian Lillard, using the stretch provision in the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement.