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Bucks waiving Damian Lillard to make room for Myles Turner signing: Report

The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving superstar point guard Damian Lillard, using the stretch provision in the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement to wipe the final three years and $113 million of his contract off of their balance sheet, ESPN’s 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 Milwaukee’s first-round playoff matchup with the Indiana Pacers — an injury that’s 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 Milwaukee’s two-time MVP a new floor-spacing, rim-protecting frontcourt running buddy after the similarly styled Brook Lopez, Antetokounmpo’s partner for the last seven seasons, agreed to terms to join the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, after the start of the NBA’s 2025 free agency period.