Gary Trent Jr Contract Under Fire | NBA News

Gary Trent Jr. just signed a massive four-year, $64 million deal with the Bucks — a move that’s sparking major league-wide suspicion. Coming off his worst season yet, Trent accepted a minimum contract last year to join Lillard’s team, then got a modest raise via Non-Bird Rights. Now, suddenly, he’s getting nearly max-value money — despite no real performance uptick. The Bucks were deep in luxury tax when he first signed, legally capped at minimum, so insiders suspect they may have promised him this deal upfront to lock him in. The NBA is already investigating, citing past precedents like Joe Smith’s cap circumvention — and with the CBA’s “rational explanation” clause, this deal could be deemed illegal. The league’s watching closely as the story unfolds. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f7a4ad69ddbbaa11