Lillard was surprised that he was laid off! The Bucks did not inform him in advance before they learned the news through external reports

According to NBA famous reporter Chris Haynes, Lillard was surprised by the fact that he was laid off by the Bucks. He did not receive any notice in advance and only realized that he was laid off after seeing the outside world news.

Haynes said on the show: "Lillard was surprised... (The Bucks) did not tell Lillard that this would happen... Someone told me that Lillard, like everyone else, only learned about his sacking through external news." It is worth mentioning that Haynes also revealed that Antetokounmpo was dissatisfied with the Bucks' choice to sack Lillard.

According to NBA famous reporter Shams, free agent Miles Turner signed a four-year, $107 million contract with the Bucks. The fourth year of the contract is the player option, which also includes a 15% trading margin. To sign Turner, the Bucks cut Lillard with extended terms. According to NBA salary expert Bobby Max, this is the largest layoff in NBA history. Lillard has two years and $112,583,016 million left. His contract will be repaid in five seasons, with an annual amount of about $22,516,603 million.