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Gary Trent Jr. Rumors
Yossi Gozlan: The Milwaukee Bucks will have the $8.8 million room mid-level exception after. Kevin Porter Jr. and Gary Trent Jr. likely get signed with it. Their terms fit in the exception. Taurean Prince can be signed afterward since it's a minimum.
Bucks retain Gary Trent Jr. for two more seasons
Shams Charania: Free agent sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr. has agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, plus a player option, sources tell ESPN. Bucks made strong efforts to retain Trent and negotiated deal with Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Lucas Newton.
Josh Lewenberg: Second straight year where the market has forced Gary Trent Jr. to accept a deal at or around the minimum in the hopes of greener pastures the following summer. Unfortunate. He had a solid first season in Milwaukee and has become one of the league’s most reliable volume shooters.
Lopez might be one of the bigger names on the market. He’s certainly at the end of his career, but like Al Horford, he's a complete pro and a winner who’s easy to fit into a team culture and find a role for, and still makes a difference defensively night to night. The one player several personnel people expressed interest in was Gary Trent Jr., who’s an expiring minimum.
Samad Hines: BREAKING: Powerhouse program Prolific Prep (CA) will officially be relocating from Napa, CA to Fort Lauderdale, FL beginning the 2025-2026 high school season — NBA alums Jalen Green, Gary Trent Jr., Yves Missi, Josh Jackson, Mouhamed Gueye, and others have played in the program.
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In the Bucks’ 117-101 Game 3 win, Trent scored a career playoff-high 37 points, which included knocking down nine 3s to tie the Bucks franchise record for most triples in a playoff game. The Bucks trail in the series 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum. “One thing I told the team when they were trying to get Gary here and I was trying to make that connection and bring him here was I told them this is one of the most confident players that I’ve played with,” Lillard said after Friday’s game. “Unshakeable guy. His confidence is steady. His work ethic is steady. Very stubborn. And he’s a guy that’s not going to fold up when moments come. And he’ll be there. “That was one thing I would have stood on the whole time with Gary. When he has a performance like tonight, I know how much he really believes in himself. Some people believe when it’s going well, some people kind of get down on themselves, but I know his thoughts of himself, the true confidence. This type of game does not surprise me by him and it came at a time when we needed it.”
Bucks beat Pacers in Game 3
Scott Agness: Pacers had an awful 2H, outscored 70-44, as the Bucks take Game 3 117-101. Trent Jr. replaced Prince (3mins) in the starting lineup and was the difference — the best game of his career: 37pts, including 9/12 from 3. Siakam had 28, Nesmith with 18/7. Next: G4 Sunday.
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Pacers 117, Bucks 98 - Antetokounmpo 36pts/12reb/2blk - Green 15pts/3reb - Trent 14pts/2reb/2ast - Porter 12pts/5reb/5ast - Bucks went 8-of-25 from 3 (22.9%) Pacers 1, Bucks 0. Game 2 is here in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Eric Nehm: Gary Trent Jr., on what it will mean to get Bobby Portis back on the floor: "It means everything, as a team, as a collective group. His energy, that spirit. And then just personally myself as someone on that second unit, I miss him to death. He made my job way easier, so him being back will be a beautiful thing and I can't wait until he's back.
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 111, Pelicans 107 - Trent 29pts/5reb - Lopez 20pts/12reb/3ast/4blk - Porter 20pts/8reb/4ast - Kuzma 17pts/4reb/4ast - Rollins 14pts/7reb/10ast/4stl The Bucks are now 44-34 on the season. They have a one-game lead over the Pistons for 5th in the East.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo posts monster triple-double in win against Sixers
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 126, Sixers 113 - Antetokounmpo 35pts/17reb/20ast - Lopez 17pts/3reb/3blk - Kuzma 16pts/4reb/3ast/3blk - Prince 13pts - Trent 13pts/2reb/3stl - Green 12pts/2reb - Rollins 10pts/2reb The Bucks are now 42-34 on the season, same record as Detroit.
Eric Nehm: Final: Knicks 116, Bucks 107 - Giannis Antetokounmpo 30pts/9reb/7ast - Kyle Kuzma 20pts/5reb/3ast - Rollins 20pts/5reb/4ast - Gary Trent Jr. 14pts The Bucks are now 40-33 on the season. They end the season with an 0-10 record against the top 3 teams in the East.
Brook Lopez scored 21 points on the night, including 18 in the first half. Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 14 rebounds while Taurean Prince added 15 for the Bucks. Kevin Porter Jr. had 18 and Gary Trent Jr. had 11 off the bench for Milwaukee. "If we stay even keel, we can match up with any team," Porter said. "And we feel the way we play, the ball flying unconsciously, no one cares who makes it, who shoots it, I believe we can beat any team out there."
Jim Owczarski: Darvin Ham subbed in for Doc Rivers' pregame media requirement - he said the #Bucks head coach is fine, but was running late - Giannis Antetokounmpo and Gary Trent will play. Ham considers Damian Lillard day-to-day with the calf issue. #NBASky
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