By The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard and signing free agent center Myles Turner, ESPN reported Tuesday.
The decision did not sit well with Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes.
The Bucks are stretching the remaining $113 million on Lillard’s contract over the next five seasons, per the report, using the “stretch and release” provision in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Lillard is currently recovering from surgery in May to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
Antetokounmpo has been mentioned as a trade candidate this offseason. Among teams with reported interest in a deal should the Bucks part with the two-time MVP are the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks. Antetokounmpo has spent all 12 of his NBA seasons in Milwaukee.
