One NBA executive told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Jamal Collier that the Milwaukee Bucks waiving Damian Lillard turned a "bad situation into a worse one."

Indiana chose the 29-year-old big man with the 11th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. He twice led the NBA in blocks.

Grizzlies receive: the 11th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft ( Cedric Coward ), and two future second-round picks Trail Blazers: the 16th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft ( Yang Hansen ), and a 2028 first-round pick via Orlando

Technically, the NBA free agency period was scheduled to open at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Monday. In actuality, it has been rolling along. LeBron James has already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers for this coming season,

If you can't give the NBA scoring leader, MVP and Finals MVP a super-max extension, who are you going to give it to?

Pitcher Noah Schultz and outfielder Braden Montgomery have been selected to participate. Schultz is rated the No. 1 prospect in the White Sox organization by MLB.com. The 6-10 lefty was a first-round draft pick in 2022 out of Oswego East High School in Illinois.

Per CBS Sports Research, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now the highest-paid player in the NBA by AAV, with his $71.3 million AAV now $7M richer than Joel Embiid's $64.3M. Jayson Tatum ($62.8M), Giannis Antetokounmpo ($58.5M) and Anthony Davis ($58.5M) round out the top five.