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,

Damian Lillard Refutes Controversial Bucks Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the basketball world on Tuesday when they waived Damian Lillard in order to sign Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million deal. It was an abrupt end to Lillard's time in Milwaukee.

With the former Trail Blazer expected to miss most, or all, of next season as he recovers from the injury, the Bucks opted to waive the nine-time All-Star, stretching his contract over the next five seasons to make their new four-year, $107 million pact with Myles Turner work.