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.

Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler are all signed through the 2026-27 season. If Lillard misses most of next season, he could return fully healthy for that 2026-27 campaign and help the Warriors finish off their dynastic run with one last title chase.