Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers
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LeBron James became the only player in the NBA with a no-trade clause on Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns bought out Bradley Beal's contract.
The Bucks officially turned the page this week after waiving Damian Lillard to clear cap space for their surprise free agency splash, a four-year, $108.9 million deal with Myles Turner. Just like that, the Dame-Giannis chapter ended. But before fully moving on, Milwaukee made sure the world remembered what these two built in just two seasons.
Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst shut down any trade rumors involving Kyle Kuzma in an interview with The Athletic.
The Bucks stunned the NBA by signing former rival big man Myles Turner. In the process of creating cap space for Turner, Milwaukee waived and stretched the remaining $113 million on Lillard’s contract over the next five years.
Damian Lillard will return to the Portland Trail Blazers, which is wonderful news for the NBA star. But fans keep getting something very wrong.