Gary Trent Jr., Bucks Reportedly Agree to $7.5M Contract amid NBA Rumors

Gary Trent Jr. impressed during the Milwaukee Bucks' short stint in the 2025 NBA playoffs, and they are surely hoping for more after deciding to bring him back on a new deal.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Trent and the Bucks agreed to terms on a two-year, $7.5 million contract on Monday.

The Bucks signed Trent to a one-year deal ahead of the 2024-25 campaign after he previously played with the Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors.

The 2018 second-round pick has always been a solid secondary scorer throughout his career and averaged double-digit scoring totals in each of the last five seasons, including when he posted a career-best 18.3 points per game in 2021-22 for the Raptors.

While he wasn't quite that effective in his first season in Milwaukee, he still averaged a solid 11.1 points a night to go with 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 41.6 percent from deep.

Trent's three-point shooting stood out, which helped him consistently take advantage of the spacing created when defenses collapsed on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Opponents pack the paint to deal with Antetokounmpo in particular, which makes the perimeter shooting of role players like Trent all the more important.

The Duke product turned heads in the playoffs at times as well, despite the team's first-round loss to the Indiana Pacers. He even tied Ray Allen's franchise record of nine three-pointers in a playoff contest when he poured in 37 points in Game 3.

"It's really a blessing and a testament to my hard work and everything that I put into it," Trent told reporters. "I was a big fan of Ray Allen as a kid and watched him accomplish great things as a Buck."

From there, the guard scored 33 points with eight triples in Game 5, although his costly turnover set the stage for Tyrese Haliburton's series-winning shot.

Ultimately, that mistake didn't completely overshadow some of his other production for the Bucks, and the team decided to bring him back and perhaps even expand his role since Lillard may be sidelined for the upcoming season due to a torn Achilles.

Given the need for more backcourt production and the fact that Trent is just 26 years old and could take yet another step in 2025-26, it isn't surprising Milwaukee decided to run it back with him on another contract.