HOME > Basketball

In the earthquake, Lillard was laid off, may the Bucks become a chaotic disease and seek medical treatment?

1:37pm, 2 July 2025【Basketball】

According to Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks announced the waiver Damian Lillard.

The Bucks deferred Lillard's remaining $113 million salary to sign Miles Turner.

Lillard suffered a torn Achilles tendon in April this year, and averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.2 steals last season.

It is worth mentioning that Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo tweeted to share Daluo's photos at 22:52, with the caption: There are so many thoughts.

Then at 23:17, Shams Charania reported that the Bucks announced the layoff of Lillard.

NBA reporter Chris Haynes was interviewed and talked about the situation of Lillard's slaughter.

"He was surprised... The Bucks didn't tell Damian (Lillard) in advance... I heard Damian was shocked by this kind of thing, just like everyone else," said Chris Haynes.

It can be said that this transaction is very surprising to everyone.

This move frees up about $20 million in cap space. Lillard is still in recovery due to a torn Achilles tendon in the playoffs against the Pacers in April.

The reason for this operation is that Lillard has been seriously injured in the playoffs for two consecutive years (thrombosis in 2024 and Achilles tendon to tear in 2025), and has only played one playoff game with Antetokounmpo. The Bucks management judged that his injury risk was too high.

Antesco publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Lillard's departure. The decision of management's failure to consult the core players' opinions may trigger a crisis of trust.

and the release of Lopez for Turner, and there was a missing one outside line, which was simply to remove the western wall and repair the eastern wall. If the Bucks operated like this, if the subsequent collapse, the letters would most likely not continue to stay in the team.

It is worth mentioning that according to the statistics of reporters, Damian Lillard is the first player in the NBA history to be laid off an annual salary of more than 50 million yuan.