Reports warn Bucks face potential penalties matching or exceeding Clippers punishment
3Sep 23 · 4d ago · 4 articles · 1 source · development 3 of 3
Multiple outlets report the NBA could impose penalties on Milwaukee equal to or worse than those handed the Clippers: $30 million fine, five forfeited first-round picks, owner suspension, and player restitution. The Bucks are already burdened by Damian Lillard's $22.5 million annual cap hit from a waive-and-stretch, making the Trent deal especially problematic for a rebuilding team.
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“At least in the public realm, there is nothing like that with the Bucks and Trent, just questionable timing, including Trent's aforementioned poor season, the Bucks' change in direction as a franchise and a likely depressed market for Trent outside of Milwaukee.”