The Minnesota Timberwolves are a team that could use a replacement point guard, and one has recently become available to interested and patient teams. On Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee Bucks officially released NBA All-Star Damian Lillard amid his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon injury.

Indiana was not willing to pay. Then, in a cold and bold move, the Milwaukee Bucks stepped up and waived-and-stretched the $112.6 million still owed Damian Lillard — out most or all of next season with a torn Achilles — and used that money to sign Turner to a four-year, $104 million contract.