NBA insiders rip contract of former Duke Blue Devil
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Last weekend, former Duke alum Gary Trent Jr. signed a new four-year $64 million contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, a surprising figure given his production last year.
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In 65 games for the Bucks last season, Trent Jr. scored the fewest amount of points (8.1) since his rookie year, to go along with one rebound, 1.2 assists and 0.5 steals. Following the move, NBA insider Tim MacMahon ripped Milwaukee for handing out such an expensive deal, saying, "If you look at the analytics of it, he had negative win shares, a negative box plus-minus, a negative VORP, and he got a mid-level exception basically, a full mid-level. This contract stinks. It smells awful."
For comparison, Quentin Grimes signed a four-year $60 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers despite averaging 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 0.9 steals. However, since the subtraction of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks have some money to spend and could potentially package Trent Jr. in a trade this summer or at the February deadline.
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