One NBA executive told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Jamal Collier that the Milwaukee Bucks waiving Damian Lillard turned a "bad situation into a worse one."

The All-Star guard was waived by the Bucks on Tuesday after suffering a torn Achilles that will sideline him for the upcoming season. The remaining two years and $113 million on his contract will be spread across the next five years of Milwaukee's books.

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.