NBA Champion Catches Wild Stray After Bucks Furnish Gary Trent Jr. With $64,000,000 Contract That Has Insiders Crying Foul

NBA Champion Catches Wild Stray After Bucks Furnish Gary Trent Jr. With $64,000,000 Contract That Has Insiders Crying Foul centers on the Milwaukee Bucks’ contract extension for guard Gary Trent Jr. The league is investigating after signing him to a four-year deal worth $64 million, amid backlash and speculation that Milwaukee may have circumvented the salary cap. Last season, Trent averaged 8.1 points, the lowest since his rookie year, while shooting 38.7%, and lost his spot in the rotation. The Athletic’s John Hollinger argued Trent appeared to be in line for a minimum contract, or “slightly better,” in free agency, making the $15 million-per-year figure difficult to justify. Hollinger suggested the NBA’s largest penalty could be forcing the Bucks to honor the contract as if it were minimum-level, and the article notes a similar $64 million deal in 2016 for Ian Mahinmi.