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Milwaukee Bucks | #5 | Guard

Gary

Trent Jr.

PPG

9.3

RPG

2.2

APG

0.9

PIE

5.3

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

204lb (93kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

January 18, 1999

DRAFT

2018 R2 Pick 37

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'5" | 204lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2018 R2 Pick 37

BIRTHDATE

January 18, 1999

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

NBA CAREER2023-24 (Toronto Raptors): In his 6th season in the NBA, played in 71 games (41 starts) with the Toronto Raptors and averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.1 minutes per game … shot 42.6% from the field and 39.3% from three … scored 10+ points 48 times, 20+ points 12 times and 30+ points 4 times … had 10+ rebounds 1 time and tallied 1 double-double … hit multiple 3s in 48 of his 71 games, including 8 games with 5+ 3s … post-All-Star break, averaged 19.1 points in 21 games after averaging 11.1 points in 50 games prior to the break … scored 15+ points in a career-high 14 consecutive games between March 3 and April 9 … posted his first career game with a 20/5/5 on Apr. 7 vs. Washington finishing with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 35 minutes … scored a season high-tying 31 points and added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 37 minutes on April 5 at Milwaukee … scored season-high tying 31 points (10-26 FG) and recorded season-highs of 10 free throws on 10 free throw attempts March 23 at Washington … recorded 20-point performances in a season-best 3 straight games (March 7-15), averaging 28.0 points while shooting .477 (31-65) from the field and .417 (15-36) from three-point range over this span … scored season-high 31 points (10-17 FG, 7-11 3PT) March 15 vs. Orlando … made 3 three-point field goals in a season-high 5 straight games (March 3-15), averaging 23.4 points and shooting .423 (22-52) 3PT% over this stretch … scored then season-high 30 points (11-22 FG, 5-13 3PT, 3-3 FT) March 7 at PHX … led team with 24 points (9-15 FG, 6-11 3PT) Jan. 30 at Chicago; added 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal in 32 minutes … posted 28 points and a season-high 8 three-pointers Jan. 17 vs. Miami … recorded 24 points (8-16 FG, 6-9 3PT, 2-2 FT) and a season-high 4 steals Dec. 30 at Detroit … recorded 22 points and added a career-best 10 rebounds for his first career double-double Dec. 18 vs. Charlotte … missed 3 games (Nov. 11-15) due to plantar fasciitis in right foot … missed 1 game (Jan. 5) due to left quadriceps contusion … missed 1 game (Jan. 15) with flu-like symptoms … missed 2 games (March 11-13) with a right groin strain … missed 1 game (March 22) due to lower back stiffness … missed 1 game (April 2) for rest purposes.

2022-23 (Toronto Raptors): In 66 games (44 starts) with Toronto, averaged 17.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.58 steals and 32.1 minutes … Shot .433 (405-935) from the field, .369 (166-450) from three-point range an .839 (172-205) at the foul line … inactive for 10 games and DND on six occasions … tied for sixth in the NBA in steals per game … averaged 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 34.5 minutes as a starter … scored in double digits in 55 games, 20+ points 24 times and 30 or more in three games … made five or more three-pointers in nine contests … paced the team in scoring in 10 games and rebounds twice … led the bench in points 15 times … tied a career high with five steals Mar. 18 vs. Minnesota … sat out three games due to lower back spasms (Mar. 31 - Apr. 4) … missed three games with right elbow stiffness (Mar. 22-26) … sat out two games (Feb. 12-14) with a left calf strain … scored in double figures in a season-high 16 straight games (Jan. 16 - Feb. 25), averaging 19.6 points … scored 20+ points in a career-long six consecutive games (Dec. 27 - Jan. 6), averaging 26.0 points and shooting .491 (53-108) from the floor, including .442 (23-52) from three-point range, during this streak … matched a season high with 35 points Dec. 30 vs. Phoenix … missed four games (Dec. 16-21) due to left quad soreness … scored a season-high 35 points off the bench Nov. 30 at New Orleans; tied with Alan Anderson for the third most points by a reserve in franchise history, trailing only Donyell Marshall (38) and Lou Williams (36) … grabbed a season-best seven rebounds Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland … inactive Nov. 19 at Atlanta due to a non-COVID illness … sat out two games (Nov. 14-16) with right hip soreness … started the year with 10+ points in 13 straight games (Oct. 19 - Nov. 11), averaging 17.4 points … made first career opening night start Oct. 19 vs. Cleveland; finished with 19 points, five rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes.

2021-22 (Toronto Raptors): Averaged career highs of 18.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.74 steals and 35.0 minutes in 70 games (69 starts) with Toronto … shot .414 (450-1086) from the floor, .383 (209-545) from three-point distance and a career-best .853 (174-204) at the free throw line … inactive 11 times and DND once … ranked third in the NBA in steals per game, fifth in total deflections (237) and 17th in three-pointers made … scored in double figures in 59-of-70 games … had 20+ points 27 times, 30 or more in 10 games and 40+ twice … made five or more threes in 15 contests … led the team in scoring in 16 games, rebounds twice and assists once … matched his career high with five steals six times (last: Feb. 28 at Brooklyn) … missed three games (Mar. 21-26) with a hyperextended left big toe … scored 28 points Mar. 14 at the LA Lakers; set career highs in free throws made and attempted (11-13 FT) … matched a season best with 42 points Mar. 11 at Phoenix; added a career high-tying eight rebounds against the Suns … had 24 points and tied a career best with seven assists Mar. 1 vs. Brooklyn … scored a season-high 42 points Feb. 10 at Houston … scored 30+ points in a career-high five straight games (Jan. 25 - Feb. 1), tying the franchise record set by DeMar DeRozan (Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, 2016); averaged 32.2 points and shot .496 (56-113) from the field during this streak … also made at least five three-pointers in a franchise record five consecutive games (Jan. 25 - Feb. 1); shot .517 (31-60) from beyond the arc during this stretch … recorded 31 points and made a career-high nine three-pointers Jan. 31 at Atlanta … tallied 33 points in a career-high 56 minutes of action Jan. 29 at Miami (3OT) … scored 32 points in back-to-back games (Jan. 25-26) … missed six games (Jan. 9-19) due to left ankle swelling … blocked a career-high three shots Jan. 7 vs. Utah … dished out a career-high seven assists Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia … sat out Dec. 26 at Cleveland due to health and safety protocols … grabbed a career-high eight rebounds Dec. 2 vs. Milwaukee … missed two games (Nov. 28-30) with a right calf contusion … contributed six points and two rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench in the season opener Oct. 20 vs. Washington.

2020-21 (Portland Trail Blazers/Toronto Raptors): Averaged 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 31.1 minutes in 58 games with Toronto and Portland … shot .408 (320-785) from the field, .385 (165-429) from three-point range and .783 (83-106) at the free throw line … scored in double figures 41 times, 20 or more points in 15 games and 30+ twice … made at least five threes in 10 games … posted averages of 17.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 34.8 minutes in 38 starts … in 17 contests with the Raptors, averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 31.8 minutes … missed two games (Apr. 14-16) with right ankle soreness and six contests (Apr. 26 – May 4) due to a left leg contusion … was a DNP the final three games of the regular-season (May 13-16) … scored a career-high 44 points (17-19 FG, 7-9 3PT, 3-3 FT), including 20 in the second quarter, and matched a season best with seven rebounds Apr. 10 at Cleveland … scored 16 points and made the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer Apr. 5 vs. Washington … was a franchise-record +54 in a victory Apr. 2 vs. Golden State; the second highest mark in the NBA since the 1996-97 season, behind only Luc Mbah a Moute (+57, Nov. 22, 2017) … scored a then career-high 31 points Mar. 31 at Oklahoma City … grabbed a season-best seven rebounds Mar. 28 vs. Portland … contributed eight points in 31 minutes of action in Raptors debut Mar. 26 vs. Phoenix … acquired by Toronto from the Trail Blazers along with Rodney Hood on Mar. 25 in exchange for Norman Powell … averaged 15.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 30.8 minutes in 41 contests with Portland … scored in double figures in 15 straight games (Feb. 2 - Mar. 3), averaging 18.9 points during this streak … tallied a season-high six assists Feb. 9 vs. Orlando.

BEFORE NBA

NBA CAREER2023-24 (Toronto Raptors): In his 6th season in the NBA, played in 71 games (41 starts) with the Toronto Raptors and averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.1 minutes per game … shot 42.6% from the field and 39.3% from three … scored 10+ points 48 times, 20+ points 12 times and 30+ points 4 times … had 10+ rebounds 1 time and tallied 1 double-double … hit multiple 3s in 48 of his 71 games, including 8 games with 5+ 3s … post-All-Star break, averaged 19.1 points in 21 games after averaging 11.1 points in 50 games prior to the break … scored 15+ points in a career-high 14 consecutive games between March 3 and April 9 … posted his first career game with a 20/5/5 on Apr. 7 vs. Washington finishing with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 35 minutes … scored a season high-tying 31 points and added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 37 minutes on April 5 at Milwaukee … scored season-high tying 31 points (10-26 FG) and recorded season-highs of 10 free throws on 10 free throw attempts March 23 at Washington … recorded 20-point performances in a season-best 3 straight games (March 7-15), averaging 28.0 points while shooting .477 (31-65) from the field and .417 (15-36) from three-point range over this span … scored season-high 31 points (10-17 FG, 7-11 3PT) March 15 vs. Orlando … made 3 three-point field goals in a season-high 5 straight games (March 3-15), averaging 23.4 points and shooting .423 (22-52) 3PT% over this stretch … scored then season-high 30 points (11-22 FG, 5-13 3PT, 3-3 FT) March 7 at PHX … led team with 24 points (9-15 FG, 6-11 3PT) Jan. 30 at Chicago; added 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal in 32 minutes … posted 28 points and a season-high 8 three-pointers Jan. 17 vs. Miami … recorded 24 points (8-16 FG, 6-9 3PT, 2-2 FT) and a season-high 4 steals Dec. 30 at Detroit … recorded 22 points and added a career-best 10 rebounds for his first career double-double Dec. 18 vs. Charlotte … missed 3 games (Nov. 11-15) due to plantar fasciitis in right foot … missed 1 game (Jan. 5) due to left quadriceps contusion … missed 1 game (Jan. 15) with flu-like symptoms … missed 2 games (March 11-13) with a right groin strain … missed 1 game (March 22) due to lower back stiffness … missed 1 game (April 2) for rest purposes.

2022-23 (Toronto Raptors): In 66 games (44 starts) with Toronto, averaged 17.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.58 steals and 32.1 minutes … Shot .433 (405-935) from the field, .369 (166-450) from three-point range an .839 (172-205) at the foul line … inactive for 10 games and DND on six occasions … tied for sixth in the NBA in steals per game … averaged 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 34.5 minutes as a starter … scored in double digits in 55 games, 20+ points 24 times and 30 or more in three games … made five or more three-pointers in nine contests … paced the team in scoring in 10 games and rebounds twice … led the bench in points 15 times … tied a career high with five steals Mar. 18 vs. Minnesota … sat out three games due to lower back spasms (Mar. 31 - Apr. 4) … missed three games with right elbow stiffness (Mar. 22-26) … sat out two games (Feb. 12-14) with a left calf strain … scored in double figures in a season-high 16 straight games (Jan. 16 - Feb. 25), averaging 19.6 points … scored 20+ points in a career-long six consecutive games (Dec. 27 - Jan. 6), averaging 26.0 points and shooting .491 (53-108) from the floor, including .442 (23-52) from three-point range, during this streak … matched a season high with 35 points Dec. 30 vs. Phoenix … missed four games (Dec. 16-21) due to left quad soreness … scored a season-high 35 points off the bench Nov. 30 at New Orleans; tied with Alan Anderson for the third most points by a reserve in franchise history, trailing only Donyell Marshall (38) and Lou Williams (36) … grabbed a season-best seven rebounds Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland … inactive Nov. 19 at Atlanta due to a non-COVID illness … sat out two games (Nov. 14-16) with right hip soreness … started the year with 10+ points in 13 straight games (Oct. 19 - Nov. 11), averaging 17.4 points … made first career opening night start Oct. 19 vs. Cleveland; finished with 19 points, five rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes.

2021-22 (Toronto Raptors): Averaged career highs of 18.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.74 steals and 35.0 minutes in 70 games (69 starts) with Toronto … shot .414 (450-1086) from the floor, .383 (209-545) from three-point distance and a career-best .853 (174-204) at the free throw line … inactive 11 times and DND once … ranked third in the NBA in steals per game, fifth in total deflections (237) and 17th in three-pointers made … scored in double figures in 59-of-70 games … had 20+ points 27 times, 30 or more in 10 games and 40+ twice … made five or more threes in 15 contests … led the team in scoring in 16 games, rebounds twice and assists once … matched his career high with five steals six times (last: Feb. 28 at Brooklyn) … missed three games (Mar. 21-26) with a hyperextended left big toe … scored 28 points Mar. 14 at the LA Lakers; set career highs in free throws made and attempted (11-13 FT) … matched a season best with 42 points Mar. 11 at Phoenix; added a career high-tying eight rebounds against the Suns … had 24 points and tied a career best with seven assists Mar. 1 vs. Brooklyn … scored a season-high 42 points Feb. 10 at Houston … scored 30+ points in a career-high five straight games (Jan. 25 - Feb. 1), tying the franchise record set by DeMar DeRozan (Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, 2016); averaged 32.2 points and shot .496 (56-113) from the field during this streak … also made at least five three-pointers in a franchise record five consecutive games (Jan. 25 - Feb. 1); shot .517 (31-60) from beyond the arc during this stretch … recorded 31 points and made a career-high nine three-pointers Jan. 31 at Atlanta … tallied 33 points in a career-high 56 minutes of action Jan. 29 at Miami (3OT) … scored 32 points in back-to-back games (Jan. 25-26) … missed six games (Jan. 9-19) due to left ankle swelling … blocked a career-high three shots Jan. 7 vs. Utah … dished out a career-high seven assists Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia … sat out Dec. 26 at Cleveland due to health and safety protocols … grabbed a career-high eight rebounds Dec. 2 vs. Milwaukee … missed two games (Nov. 28-30) with a right calf contusion … contributed six points and two rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench in the season opener Oct. 20 vs. Washington.

2020-21 (Portland Trail Blazers/Toronto Raptors): Averaged 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 31.1 minutes in 58 games with Toronto and Portland … shot .408 (320-785) from the field, .385 (165-429) from three-point range and .783 (83-106) at the free throw line … scored in double figures 41 times, 20 or more points in 15 games and 30+ twice … made at least five threes in 10 games … posted averages of 17.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 34.8 minutes in 38 starts … in 17 contests with the Raptors, averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 31.8 minutes … missed two games (Apr. 14-16) with right ankle soreness and six contests (Apr. 26 – May 4) due to a left leg contusion … was a DNP the final three games of the regular-season (May 13-16) … scored a career-high 44 points (17-19 FG, 7-9 3PT, 3-3 FT), including 20 in the second quarter, and matched a season best with seven rebounds Apr. 10 at Cleveland … scored 16 points and made the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer Apr. 5 vs. Washington … was a franchise-record +54 in a victory Apr. 2 vs. Golden State; the second highest mark in the NBA since the 1996-97 season, behind only Luc Mbah a Moute (+57, Nov. 22, 2017) … scored a then career-high 31 points Mar. 31 at Oklahoma City … grabbed a season-best seven rebounds Mar. 28 vs. Portland … contributed eight points in 31 minutes of action in Raptors debut Mar. 26 vs. Phoenix … acquired by Toronto from the Trail Blazers along with Rodney Hood on Mar. 25 in exchange for Norman Powell … averaged 15.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 30.8 minutes in 41 contests with Portland … scored in double figures in 15 straight games (Feb. 2 - Mar. 3), averaging 18.9 points during this streak … tallied a season-high six assists Feb. 9 vs. Orlando.