Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst told The Athletic's Eric Nehm that he waived Damian Lillard and signed Myles Turner because he feels it's his "responsibility" to give Giannis Antetokounmpo the best chance of contending in the near future.

A rather sneaky financial maneuver allowed the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers to maintain flexibility in the Ball-Okoro trade.

The Boston Celtics are listening to trade offers for recent acquisition Anfernee Simons, who was part of the Jrue Holiday trade to the Portland Trail Blazers last month in a cost-cutting move. Simons averaged 19.3 points and 4.8 assists last season and is on an expiring deal worth $27.7 million.

It's been about two weeks since the Milwaukee Bucks announced their intentions to waive Damian Lillard. Since his departure from Milwaukee, many teams from across the association have expressed their interest in signing the nine-time All-Star.