Before star point guard Damian Lillard tore his Achilles tendon in Game 4 of their first-round series loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Milwaukee Bucks reportedly planned to explore whether it would've been best to trade him this offseason.

For the third year in a row, the Bucks suffered a first-round exit from the postseason, this time at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, who needed just five games to dispose of Milwaukee. Adding to the pain for the Bucks was the serious lower-body injury that superstar point guard Damian Lillard sustained in the opening period of the series' Game 4.