To officially sign Myles Turner, the Bucks needed to create some cap space. They did that by waiving nine-time All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Vasilije Micić, two moves that became official Monday.

The NBA's free agency began on Monday, June 30th, and teams made haste in acquiring premium talent. Here is the rundown of the league-changing deals and trades from free agency's opening week

Breaking down the biggest players in an early free agent period that will shape the coming NBA season and beyond.

NBA free agency is underway, and after a week, some notable names remain unsigned. That includes Jonathan Kuminga and Josh Giddey, who are both restricted free agents this summer.

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The Lakers lost Dorian Finney-Smith in free agency, and haven’t replaced him on the wing. Finney-Smith played with Luka Doncic in Dallas, and is the exact type of 3-and-D wing who can succeed off Luka and LeBron James. So that’s a big hole on the roster.

The free agency floodgates are officially open, and after a flurry of activity Monday night, the action continued Tuesday morning. Wednesday's big domino was Deandre Ayton, who has reportedly agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.