Brandon Santomauro

Left team: Trail Blazers (2023) —- Milwaukee Bucks Returned: 2025 Impact: Lillard was traded after playing 11 seasons in Portland, yet his departure to Milwaukee only lasted two seasons. That is, upon being released by the Bucks, Lillard recently decided to return to the Blazers on a three-year/$45 million deal.

Washington Commanders star wide receiver Terry McLaurin has requested a trade on Thursday after contract negotiations have become stagnant, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Terry McLaurin requested a trade, as ⁦@Schultz_Report⁩ also reported. pic.twitter.com/USLMPGiPwt — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 31, 2025 In view of a potential deal, both sides seem to be far apart. That is, McLaurin already held out for the first four days of training camp before reporting Sunday.

NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe has been let go by ESPN, and will no longer appear on the network's top-rated show "First Take," two weeks after he settled a $50 million lawsuit with an ex-girlfriend. BREAKING: ESPN has fired Shannon Sharpe, per @TheAthletic pic.twitter.com/qN3lnVoGeV — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 30, 2025 Despite Sharpe's claims of his relationship being "100% consensual," the sexual assault and battery allegations may have cost him his career at ESPN.