Damian Lillard tore his Achilles during Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks' first-round playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. Lillard underwent successful surgery a few days later, but the injury still meant the end of his time with the Bucks as the team chose to stretch his contract and waive him to make him a free agent.

When Lillard was originally traded to Milwaukee, his preferred landing spot was the Miami Heat, but with Jimmy Butler no longer on the team, and the Heat further away from title contention than they were when Lillard was originally on the trading block, that pairing seems unlikely.

The Boston Celtics might sign former Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard. After the Bucks shocked the NBA community by waiving and stretching Dame to make room so they could sign former Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner, the dust settled, with Lillard sharing he was actually happy with this course of events.