One of the biggest storylines in the NBA has come courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are currently under an NBA investigation into how they handled veteran forward Gary Trent Jr. Trent signed with the Bucks to a 4-year, $64 million contract. Before the hefty extension, he was playing on a minimum contract.
This has led many in NBA circles to believe that the Bucks were involved in cap circumvention with Trent. It's believed Trent took a smaller salary in exchange for an under-the-table promise with the Bucks to ultimately give him a more lucrative contract in the future. To make matters worse, Trent hasn't played much this season, only logging minutes in three games.
Brian Windhorst and Bobby Marks on the NBA's investigation of Gary Trent Jr.'s $64 million free agent deal with the Bucks 👀
"I'll just put it this way. Everybody in the league expects a guilty finding in Gary Trent. If that doesn't happen, it will be an upset."
"If [the Bucks]…
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 11, 2026
On a recent edition of The Hoop Collective, Brian Windhorst, Tim McMahon, and Bobby Marks broke down what could be coming for the Milwaukee Bucks in this situation. Windhorst said John Horst, the general manager of the Bucks, faces a potential suspension.
“I don’t want anybody to lose their job, but John Horst is facing a disaster situation with this team where he might be getting suspended. That’s what I’m saying.”
He added that the expectation around the league is a guilty finding, and he called the potential general manager opening one of the worst in decades.
“Everybody in the league expects a guilty finding in Gary Trent. If that doesn’t happen, it will be an upset, okay? So it could be potentially the worst general manager opening in decades.”
Marks pointed to past league precedent in arguing that the penalties could be severe if the Bucks are found guilty.
Article Continues Below“If we’re going on past precedent, and we can go back to Minnesota with Joe Smith, and we can go back to the Clippers stuff from this summer, if they are found guilty, there are going to be draft picks stripped, and people are going to be suspended indefinitely for a long time here.”
MacMahon said the situation goes beyond a danger zone, and that the consequences could hurt Milwaukee for years.
“You call this the danger zone. I call this hell. What happens if hell freezes over? It’s a Milwaukee NBA season for the next five or six years. That’s what happens.”