Surprise West Team Linked to Damian Lillard in Free Agency: Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. While many of the top free agents are already off the board after either re-signing with their current squad or moving to a new team, there are still many solid players left in free agency.

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.

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.