Damian Lillard hit the open market two years early after the Milwaukee Bucks waived him in a surprising start to NBA free agency on Tuesday. It did not take long for suitors to co

Of course, there are important caveats in the potential plans for both the Celtics and Lillard. From the player’s perspective, Lillard is — like Celtics star Jayson Tatum — currently rehabbing a ruptured Achilles tendon (sustained during a first-round playoff series in April).

In what has otherwise been a rather tepid start to NBA free agency, Damian Lillard becoming a free agent registered as the biggest shock - and kicked up the possibility of the Oakland-born star coming home to the Bay Area to play with the Warriors.