The Milwaukee Bucks made a surprising move early in free agency when they waived star guard Damian Lillard. On the one hand, it makes sense to do so when considering he's likely to miss the 2025-26 season after the torn Achilles he suffered in the playoffs, but he's still a productive player.

After being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard is an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career. It's certainly not the circumstances in which he'd imagine, after the Bucks unexpectedly waived and stretched the final two years of his deal,

As for Boston, rumors are heating up. Lillard reportedly had a “very successful meeting” with Brad Stevens, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown. While some radio hosts have warned the Celtics against signing a ball-dominant player like Lillard especially given Joe Mazzulla’s preference for two-way contributors the interest appears mutual.