Bucks Will Pay Damian Lillard a Surprising Salary Through 2029 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday waived nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard, electing to stretch the final two years of his contract. In other words, Lillard's tenure in Milwaukee is finished but the Bucks will still be paying the remaining $113 million he's owed on the final two years of his contract over the next five seasons.

Damian Lillard went to bed on Monday night trapped on a sinking ship. He was a member of a Milwaukee Bucks team desperately trying to reshape its roster to appease Antetokounmpo without him, as Lillard will presumably miss most or all of the 2025-26 season recovering from a torn Achilles tendon.