Once on the radar of some big men, expert 3-point shooter Gary Trent Jr. will officially join the Milwaukee Bucks, reuniting with Damian Lillard.

More than 2 weeks after the 2024 NBA Free Agency opened, the Milwaukee Bucks made their third notable contract.

Thrower Gary Trent Jr. will sign a 1-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming a teammate of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. The information was confirmed by two reputable websites, ESPN and The Athletic, on July 17.

After recruiting Delon Wright (last season played for the Miami Heat) and Taurean Prince (played for the Lakers), the Bucks continued to strengthen the squad with a quality 3-and-D player.

Gary Trent Jr. is one of the NBA’s quality 3-point shooters. The shooter born in 1999 has just played 71 games for the Toronto Raptors in the 2023-24 season, averaging 13.7 points with a 3-point success rate. shooting 39.3% (3.0-6.4 3PT per game).

Gary Trent Jr. joined the Portland Trail Blazers after being traded from the Sacramento Kings after the 2018 NBA Draft. He signed a 3-year contract with Portland and became Damian Lillard’s teammate from 2018 to 2021.

Trent’s remarkable progress occurred in his final year with the Blazers when he went from an ordinary player to a mainstay of the team, averaging 15 points with more than 31 minutes of play per game.

In the middle of a relatively good season with the Blazers, Gary Trent Jr. was traded to the Toronto Raptors in March 2021. He played for the Canadian team until the end of the 2023-24 season, averaging 16.4 points with 38,000 points. 2% 3PT in 207 total games.

After 3 years with the Raptors, Gary Trent Jr. becomes a free agent this summer and is expected to be on the radar of some big teams. He finally reached an agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks, reuniting the 1999-born pitcher with former teammate Damian Lillard.

As a 3-and-D player (specialist, long thrower), Gary Trent Jr. is the right piece of the puzzle that Milwaukee Bucks lacks. Experts say he will have a large number of playing minutes at a team with ambitions of competing for the championship.

The contract lasting only 1 year is also beneficial for both sides, considering this is a test season for both the Milwaukee team and the pitcher who won 2 youth tournament gold medals with the US team (2015 U16 Americas championship). and won the U17 FIBA ​​World Cup 2016).