Gary Trent Jr. Milwaukee Bucks · #5
Gary Trent Jr. is a 3-and-D shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks and the son of former NBA player Gary Trent Sr. A Duke product raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota, he was drafted 37th in 2018 and became a catch-and-shoot specialist across Portland, Toronto, and Milwaukee. He won the 2024 NBA Cup and re-signed with Milwaukee on a four-year, $64 million deal in 2026 despite a down shooting year.
Gary Trent Jr. — the report card
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Where Gary Trent Jr. stands
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Gary Trent Jr. — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Gary Trent Jr.
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Gary Trent Jr. career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 15 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .320 | .238 |
| 2019-20 | 61 | 21.8 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .444 | .418 |
| 2020-21 (Portland) | 41 | 30.9 | 15.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .414 | .397 |
| 2020-21 (Toronto) | 17 | 31.7 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .395 | .355 |
| 2021-22 | 70 | 35.0 | 18.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .414 | .383 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 32.1 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .433 | .369 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 28.1 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | .426 | .393 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 25.6 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .431 | .416 |
| 2025-26 | 65 | 21.2 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .387 | .360 |
| Career | 480 | 27.3 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
The Lab
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Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Gary Trent Jr.
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A sharpshooting 3-and-D guard from an NBA bloodline — Milwaukee's catch-and-shoot specialist.
Turning pro
Drafted 37th overall, 2018 as a Guard.
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An NBA legacy shooter who tied a Bucks playoff record with nine threes — Milwaukee's 3-and-D specialist.
Chapter
Son of 'The Shaq of the MAC,' Trent starred at Duke and was drafted 37th in 2018 (Sacramento, traded to Portland).
Chapter
He became a catch-and-shoot specialist and on-ball defender in Portland and Toronto, then won the 2024 NBA Cup with Milwaukee.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 204 lbs
- College
- Duke
- Experience
- 9th Season
- NBA debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 37th overall, 2018
- Born
- Columbus, Ohio
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #5
Basketball is the family trade: Trent's father, Gary Sr., was an 11th overall pick in 1995 and a bruising forward known as 'The Shaq of the MAC' at Ohio University, and the younger Trent grew up in the game in Minnesota. He tied a Bucks franchise playoff record with nine threes in a 2025 game, a flash of the ceiling his shooting can reach.
His 2026 free agency was a talking point: after a down statistical year, he re-signed for four years and $64 million — a deal some analysts called 'curious,' reportedly rewarding the value he'd built on earlier minimum contracts. On a Milwaukee team remaking itself around the Giannis trade, his shooting and defense make him a bet on a rebound.
A confident catch-and-shoot specialist and on-ball defender — an NBA legacy shooter.
Gary Trent Jr. — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Gary Trent Jr., answered.
