Best of NBA News Part 1: LeBron JOINS the SIXERS! + NBA INVESTIGATING the Bucks + Giannis ALREADY praising Erik Spoelstra

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:00)
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Joe Ocho, the NBA is investigating a four year, $64 million deal between Gary Trent Jr and the Bucks for possible salary cap circumvention.
Trent is set to receive a significant pay raise and multi-year contract despite having some of the lowest production of his career. He averaged eight points a game, shot 39% during the 25-26 season. His lowest average since his rookie year, when he played 15 games as a rookie in Portland. The NBA is looking into the contract as the lead collective bargain agreement contains the clause against prior agreements. Joe, first Kawhi, now this. What's going on? Even more fishy is paying him when they already had a crowded backcourt, Ryan Rollins, Tyler Hero, Kevin Porter Jr. And they drafted Braden Burris with a 10th pick. So what's really going on, Joe?

**Joe Ocho** (1:02)
I ain't gonna lie, it is a little skeptical, but hell, I just seen Kirk Cousins here. Did they investigate him?
Did they investigate Kirk Cousins for all that money he been getting? Damn! Hey listen, it's very unfortunate for the young man. I think he's still gonna get his money. But yeah, man, I think coming off his worst season since his rookie year, Arkin Ocho, I don't know what the-

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:25)
And some DMPs here fell out completely out of the rotation, Joe!

**Joe Ocho** (1:28)
So what are you investigating on?

**SPEAKER_3** (1:31)
Yeah, that's the part I don't understand.

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:33)
Seems to me, because remember, when he left Toronto and came there, they only had 2.3 million. He took that.

**Joe Ocho** (1:41)
Yeah.

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:45)
So they're saying you had what they're surmising based on this contract, when you fell out of the rotation, you had your worst production since your rookie year, which is 18, 19, and you signed four years, 64 million, $16 million a year, and you had your worst production and you fell out of the rotation?

**Joe Ocho** (2:05)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:05)
But hold on. When they investigate, exactly who are they investigating? Are they investigating the team or they're investigating the player?

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:14)
The team.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:15)
Okay.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:16)
No, they're investigating the team.
If they find some funny business going on, they're going to nullify the deal. They're going to void the contract. The same thing they did with Joe Smith.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:27)
Joe, remember what they did to Joe Smith? Yeah.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:29)
They had a handshake deal.

**Joe Ocho** (2:30)
Yeah.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:31)
That Joe Smith took the minimum. He had a handshake deal that he was going to sign this big contract. Somebody, if I'm not mistaken, got fired in Minnesota and he went and told David Stern what they had done.

**Joe Ocho** (2:41)
Yeah.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:42)
David Stern said, I got something for y'all ass. I got something for your funky ass.
I'm going to take three first round picks. The next three years, I'm taking your first round pick. I'm going to void the contract and I'm going to put this fine on your ass.

**Joe Ocho** (2:53)
Hey.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:54)
It ruined them.

**Joe Ocho** (2:54)
Yeah, it did. It did. It hurt them for a few years. Hey, but I got a question.
They got rid of Doc Rivers or he resigned, he retired. Who's coaching over there now?

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:06)
Jamal Mosley.

**Joe Ocho** (3:08)
Oh, Jamal Mosley. So is it a case that-

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:11)
As a matter of fact, I just saw him at the airport today this morning.

**Joe Ocho** (3:15)
Oh, did you? Hey, listen.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:18)
Yeah, I did.

**Joe Ocho** (3:18)
So I wonder, is it a case to where he likes the kid, Trent, like I don't know. I'm trying to make it make sense. I mean, hell, if he's just coming off his worst season, I don't know, man.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:35)
I guess I'm trying-

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:36)
And he fell out of rotation. He had some DMPs up in there, Joe.

**Joe Ocho** (3:41)
Yeah. So Doc probably wasn't messing with him. That's what I'm trying to say.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:45)
I can't believe they investigated just because the man got paid. What? Now, if it comes-

**SPEAKER_4** (3:50)
Yeah, that's what I'm trying to see.

**Joe Ocho** (3:51)
I'm trying to see what it is that they're going to look at.
I don't get it. I mean-

**SPEAKER_3** (3:57)
Maybe watch some of that footage, Joe, based on what we've been seeing with players throwing stuff, throwing games, and they didn't need to go back and check. I'm just saying, I'm just laughing, bro.