Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jul 11
Gary Trent Jr. Re-Signs With Bucks on 4-Year, $64 Million Deal
Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jul 11

Gary Trent Jr. Re-Signs With Bucks on 4-Year, $64 Million Deal

3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jul 11

Summary

  • $64 million over four years will keep Gary Trent Jr. in Milwaukee after he chose free agency by opting out of his player option.
  • Several teams pursued Trent and explored sign-and-trade scenarios, but the Bucks used his Bird rights to retain him; his first-year salary is set at $15.2 million.
  • Trent turned a league-minimum deal in 2024 and a two-year, $7.5 million contract before last season into a major payday after two years with the franchise.
  • Milwaukee now adds Trent to a crowded backcourt that already includes Tyler Herro, Caris LeVert, Ryan Rollins, Kevin Porter Jr. and No. 10 pick Brayden Burries.

Insights

With a crowded backcourt, what is Milwaukee's hidden strategy behind the puzzling Gary Trent Jr. deal?
Why did the Bucks award a struggling guard a $64M contract that has baffled NBA experts?