The Portland Trail Blazers could be without four players for their match against the Utah Jazz. The Blazers will be without Scoot Henderson, Damian Lillard and

A Milwaukee Bucks team source provided some insight this week into the decision to waive injured guard Damian Lillard and sign center Myles Turner in free agency this past offseason.

Damian Lillard isn't playing for the Trail Blazers because he's out long term with an injury. He tore his left Achilles in late April as the Bucks took on the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs. Lillard had his surgery in early May.

Shaedon Sharpe is making strides in his game, and him notching this feat in Blazers history speaks volumes to his development.

The Trail Blazers' young core, including Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara, pushed for a possible play-in spot last season rather than tank for draft position.

The unprecedented waive-and-stretch for Lillard was widely panned around the league, but it's viewed much differently internally. Team sources were concerned about whether Lillard, at 36, could return to the player he was -- and did not want to waste a year of contention in a conference decimated by injuries.

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has put a target date on his return from a torn Achilles. Appearing on IShowSpeed's YouTube channel (h/t SportsCenter on Instagram), Lillard said he will "probably" be back for the start of the 2026-27 season.

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