Source: BroBible
Summary
The NBA is investigating the Milwaukee Bucks for potentially circumventing the salary cap by giving guard Gary Trent Jr. a $64 million contract extension after a subpar season. Trent previously signed a below-market deal with the Bucks to help the team avoid luxury tax penalties. The league is looking into whether the team intentionally underpaid Trent in previous years to overpay him in the future.
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The habit gets a new name.
The “undervalued player” label gets a hefty price tag. Gary Trent Jr.’s subpar season earns him a $64 million contract extension. The Bucks’ creative accounting raises eyebrows. The NBA investigates, because who needs a salary cap, anyway? The art of overpaying players gets a new masterpiece.
Author: Evan Null
