The highest scored duo for two consecutive years! But in the first round of the game, is the letter Lillard very unsuccessful?

The biggest news this year's offseason should be that the Bucks cut Lillard. Lillard has two years and $113 million left in the contract, but the Bucks used extended clauses to cut him off, which also set the largest record in history. After the Bucks cut Lillard, the cooperation between Antetokounmpo and Lillard ended here. After Lillard was traded to the Bucks, he only played for two seasons, and the Bucks played in the first round in both seasons and were eliminated by the Pacers. From this point of view, the duo of Antetokounmpo and Lillard is undoubtedly a failure. Many people were optimistic that they had the strength to compete for the championship, but they couldn't even pass the first round. On the contrary, the Pacers, who eliminated them for two consecutive years, reached the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals one after another.

Of course, the Bucks' first round of the two consecutive years is not because of Antetokounmpo and Lillard's poor strength, but mainly due to the impact of injuries. In the past two years of playoffs, the Bucks have been plagued by injuries. Last year, Antetokounmpo and Lillard were both injured. This year, Lillard even returned early to fight with injuries, which caused serious injuries to the Achilles tendon. If there were no injuries, the Bucks would probably not have played in the first round.

It is precisely because Lillard suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury that it is hard to say when he will come back next season, so the Bucks decided to sack Lillard. Anyway, it wouldn't help keeping him. The Bucks also used the space they freed after cutting Lillard to sign Turner, which was also considered a reinforcement.

Although Antetokounmpo and Lillard's two seasons have failed and the ending is very miserable, overall, both of them have performed very well and played at their due level. In the 23-24 season, Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while Lillard averaged 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. In the 24-25 season, Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, Lillard averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game. The two of them also teamed up to lead the Bucks to the NBA Cup championship.

It is worth mentioning that in the two seasons of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, both of them were the highest-scoring duo in the league, and they were the first pair in history to average at least 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game for two consecutive seasons, which no one has done before. From this point of view, the combination of Antetokounmpo and Lillard is not bad. It’s a pity that they are not lucky and Lillard suffered a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, so he ended up like this.