When the Milwaukee Bucks handed Gary Trent Jr. a four-year, $64 million contract after he came off his worst scoring season since his rookie year, the NBA world collectively scratched their heads. The league office did the same, apparently.
The NBA is now investigating the deal and the Bucks for possible salary cap circumvention, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania. Trent signed a one-year, $2.6 million veteran minimum contract when he first arrived in Milwaukee two seasons ago. Last summer, he signed a two-year, $7.6 million deal and declined his $3.9 million player option for next season to become a free agent.
