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Gary Trent Jr. signs with the Bucks - one year

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Gary Trent Jr. signs with the Bucks - one year 

Post#1 » by paulpressey25 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:33 pm

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His career stats here -> https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/trentga02.html

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Post#2 » by Ron Swanson » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:34 pm

Huge add for the minimum. Well done Horst.
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Post#3 » by LedZepp007 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:36 pm

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Post#4 » by RiotPunch » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:37 pm

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Post#5 » by Bernman » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:38 pm

That Rich Paul connection. The Livingston guarantee is really paying dividends. Prince is also a client.

I'll amend this is the one thing Horst is good at. He can work w/ less in FA by cultivating relationships & general salesmanship.
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Post#6 » by Ersanity » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:38 pm

Rounds out as good a trio of vet minimums as you'll ever see. Good stuff.

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Post#7 » by paulpressey25 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:38 pm

This was a nice upgrade on the Beasley position, and provides Middleton insurance in case Khris is hurt.
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Post#8 » by engelmartin » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:38 pm

The real question is whether he does a dumb little pointless dance after hitting wide open threes
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Post#9 » by Dick Tate » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:38 pm

Good use of the vet mins this year. Nice to have another SG going into the season. Maybe starts right away but hope a young guy beats him out at some point.
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Post#10 » by Badgerlander » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:40 pm

Good deal, hope he finds his inner KCP here
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Post#11 » by skbucks1985 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:40 pm

In free agency the Bucks have 3 additions that are I think clear upgrades over the players they replaced, Trent > Beasley, Prince > Crowder and Wright > Beverly. With essentially no tools to work with, this is about as good as you could've realistically hoped for with regards to FA acquisitions.
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Post#12 » by paulpressey25 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:42 pm

skbucks1985 wrote:In free agency the Bucks have 3 additions that are I think clear upgrades over the players they replaced, Trent > Beasley, Prince > Crowder and Wright > Beverly. With essentially no tools to work with, this is about as good as you could've realistically hoped for with regards to FA acquisitions.


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Post#13 » by MVP2110 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:42 pm

We got early career Jon Horst back and I'm loving it. Nabbing Wright, Prince, and now Trent on vet mins is incredible work. I'm as high on the Bucks as I have been in a long time
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Post#14 » by skbucks1985 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:43 pm

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Post#15 » by neiLz » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:45 pm

looks like they're done making moves unless they unload patty c to get below apron. doubt that happens because I thought theyd do that just to get the TPMLE and use on trent jr. for a team with almost zero path to acquiring anyone outside of draft picks and minimums, this was a solid free agency class given the resources they had.

if they stay this way, and stay above the 2nd apron, what does that mean for next year? cap is going to go up, but they lose brooks slot, will they have any type of room outside of Mid-levels to go for anyone?
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Post#16 » by Turk Nowitzki » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:48 pm

I don't think he's quite as good as some are thinking but we have such a hole at SG and zero avenues to add anyone better that this is a home run. He just needs to man up and play high effort defense. I think he's capable of it in theory.
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Post#17 » by slos » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:49 pm

Can't remember a better minimum signing. Nice!
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Post#18 » by Shaffty » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:50 pm

Using the Vet min we just upgraded our back up 1 or back up 3 and our starting 2.

Thats pretty insane work
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Post#19 » by soxperry » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:50 pm

Holy mother of god.
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Post#20 » by Badgerlander » Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:52 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:This was a nice upgrade on the Beasley position, and provides Middleton insurance in case Khris is hurt.


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