Bucks waive All-Star Damian Lillard, agree to deal with Myles Turner: reports

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The Milwaukee Bucks front office has been tasked with retooling the roster amid uncertainty about the future of franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo.

ESPN reported, citing sources, that the Bucks decided to waive star guard Damian Lillard. Lillard is still owed $113 million and those payments are expected to be stretched over the next five years, per the report. 

Lillard's 2024-25 season in Milwaukee was cut short due to a torn Achilles tendon.

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Lillard underwent a procedure to address his injury in May. He is expected to continue his rehabilitation in Portland, where he spent the first 11 seasons of his NBA career.

Meanwhile, the Bucks acquired center Myles Turner from the Indiana Pacers. Turner and the Bucks reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $107 million, according to ESPN. 

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner shoots a three-point basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, June 13, 2025. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

Turner spent a decade in Indiana, but the NBA's two-time blocks leader seemed to be at an impasse with his state of affairs in Indianapolis.

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Since the Pacers and Turner's representatives were unable to come to an agreement on a new deal, it opened the door for the Bucks to land their new center.

Turner is one of just three NBA players who have recorded 700