Cut off Lillard? Helplessness in the ruthless league!

When Miles Turner announced that he would join the Bucks for 107 million in four years, it not only surprised all fans, but also a question arises in the comments about the balls who are familiar with the salary space: Where did the Bucks get the salary space?

Not long after, another more shocking news emerged. The Bucks chose to cut Lillard, and their salary of 112 million yuan will be paid in five years in the next two years, and they will stay in the salary space of about 22 million yuan each year. In this way, Lillard's Bucks time came to an abrupt end in such a way that had never been expected.

Look back at the beginning, Lillard was traded to the Bucks without expectation. He thought he could become the most scoring duo with Antetokounmpo, but repeated injuries affected the team. Last season, Antetokounmpo was unable to play due to injury, and this season ended with Lillard's blood clot problem. The combination of Lillard and Antetokounmpo ended up playing 62 minutes in the playoffs. The duo didn't even have a chance to prove themselves, so they scrambled to terminate their cooperation for just two years. The Bucks are helpless about this result. After falling due to an Achilles tendon injury this year, Lillard has almost been confirmed to be missing next season, and it is hard to say how many skills he can recover in the 2026-27 season.

For the previous transactions that have almost exhausted all resources, Lillard's injury is undoubtedly aggravated: the aging lineup, the deadlocked salary structure, and the first-round draft picks are almost all in his hands, so the Bucks have no chance to even play badly.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Lillard was injured, the Bucks' lineup basically reached a dead end.

But no one expected that the changes in the free market caused a huge turn in the situation. Turner, who entered the finals with the Pacers, had differences in the process of renewing the contract with the team. The Bucks, who took advantage of the situation, became Turner's new owner. In recent years, the biggest opponent in the playoffs became his teammate. The result was a little unexpected.

Cheng Yao Metal, who came out halfway, was too sudden. What the Pacers didn't expect was that the Bucks would take such extreme measures to free up salary space to participate in Turner's bidding. But from the Bucks' standpoint, considering Antetokounmpo's contract and age, they really need to seize the few remaining windows to win the championship. Therefore, when a player like Turner enters the free market, the Bucks should never miss it because they will definitely not be able to obtain the same level of combat power in the trading market.

But for Lillard, this way of ending is really too cruel.

In fact, looking back at the beginning, Lillard's injury could have been avoided. Anticoagulants must be taken to treat blood clots. For athletes, this means that the body must be strictly controlled, and it is even more difficult to return to the original intensity of the game. Just when everyone thought Lillard would be absent in the playoffs, he returned to the team as fast as possible and caught the last train of the playoffs.

But it turns out that the intensity of the playoffs is still a bit too high for Lillard, who returns early, which also makes him fall in the end, and the situation eventually goes in the direction that everyone least wants to see.

Lillard's professionalism should have been appreciated, but in the end it became a tight curse that bound him, and eventually led to himself on the road of injury.

If it weren't for his fighting spirit and honorary attitude, Lillard had no need to force his comeback. He could choose the most favorable way to deal with it. After recuperating completely, he waited until next season to play again. However, he finally chose to play for the team's honor, but in turn he was cut by the team. Although it is a reasonable business operation, it can't help but sigh at the ruthless and cold side of professional sports.

To be fair, in the past two years of short-term cooperation, both Lillard and the Bucks, there have been constant turmoil. The core players have changed greatly, the team has changed their coaches one after another, and the running-in problem between the two main players, and the playoffs are absent in turn, the Bucks have never found their best condition.

In addition, Lillard's challenge is not only in the field, but also on the off-court problems continue to appear. From the divorce lawsuit last season, he encountered a blood clot and suspended this season. Facing the sky full of doubts from the outside world, Lillard finally gave birth to his eagerness to prove his eagerness. Therefore, he returned quickly, but his injury still ruthlessly came to the door.

Breakup of Lillard seems to be heartless, but it may also be the most ideal way to break up at present.

Lillard is indeed free, and this is the first time he has become a real free agent. He can choose the team he wants to join and get his original salary in full. Although he is about to enter the 35-year-old mark, coupled with his extreme reliance on his original style of play and explosive power, these questions have made Lillard maintain a level of almost 10% after he recovers.

But as one of the top three-point firepower in the current service, Lillard is still a very high-value point in the modern basketball system. If used properly, it is still a huge threat point that the opponent cannot ignore. As for whether he would choose to take a short rest before making a comeback, or decide on the next stop immediately, let's wait and see.

It's just that if time can be repeated, I really hope that all this accident will not happen.