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**Shannon Sharpe** (0:00)
Joe Ochocinco, the NBA is investigating a four-year, $64 million deal between Gary Trent Jr. and the Bucks for a 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 league 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? I ain't gonna lie, it is a little skeptical, Ocho, but hell, I've just seen Kirk Cousins, 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 going to get his money. But yeah, I think coming off his worst season since his rookie year, Ocho, I don't know what- It's some DMPs he had fell out completely out of rotation, Joe. So what are you investigating on?

**Chad Johnson** (1:16)
Yeah, that's the part I don't understand.

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:19)
It seems to me, because remember when he left Toronto and came there, they only had 2.3 million. He took that. Yeah.
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.

**Chad Johnson** (1:51)
Yeah, but hold on. When they investigate, exactly who are they investigating? Are they investigating the team or are they investigating the player?

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:00)
The team.

**Chad Johnson** (2:01)
Oh, okay.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:02)
No, they're investigating the team. And if they find some funny bitters were going on, they're gonna nullify the deal. They're gonna void the contract. The same thing they did with Joe Smith. Joe, remember what they did to Joe Smith? They had a handshake deal that Joe Smith took the minimum. He had a handshake deal that he was gonna 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. David Stern said, I got something for y'all ass. I got something for your funky ass. I'm gonna take three first round picks. The next three years, I'm taking your first round pick. I'm gonna void the contract, and I'm gonna put this pile on your ass.
It ruined them. 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? Jamal Mosley. Oh, Jamal Mosley. So is it a case that-
I just saw him at the airport today, this morning. Oh, did you?
Hey, listen. Yeah, I did. 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. I guess I'm trying- And he fell out of rotation. He had some DMPs up in there, Joe.
Yeah. So Doc probably wasn't messing with him. That's what I'm trying to say.

**Chad Johnson** (3:31)
I can't believe he investigated just because the man got paid. What? Never come.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:36)
Yeah, that's what I'm trying to see. I'm trying to see what it is that they're going to look at. I don't get it. I mean.

**Chad Johnson** (3:43)
Maybe watch some of that footage, Joe, based on what we've been seeing with players throwing stuff, throwing games.
They need to go back and check. I'm just saying. Why are you laughing? Why? He might have been doing that on purpose, huh?

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:58)
No, no, no, no. I don't think that. I think he did struggle. Because you remember, Joe, he had some years in Toronto, he was letting that thing fly. Yeah, he was. He was in Portland. And I think, go ahead, go ahead, Joe. Now, in Portland and Toronto, they had pretty good teams, bro. He was surrounded by cats who were really, really good. I'm not saying the Bucs. Yeah, he had Dane. Yeah, yeah. I'm not saying the Bucs don't have that. But Y'all just ain't playing the Bucs of the season last year, bro. He missed a lot of damn games. You know what I mean? So they basically was just out there, air man for they damn self. And he's not a guy. Hold on.