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."

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.

Myles Turner agreed to a four-year deal to join the Milwaukee Bucks, who waived nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard to make the acquisition happen.