​The NBA is looking into the free agent deal signed by Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr., according to multiple media reports.Trent Jr. signed a four-year, $64 million free agent deal to return to the Bucks. It is not known why the league is conducting the probe, but if it is looking into any signed contract, it is most likely due to issues related to salary cap circumvention. The league is currently looking into the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard for their alleged salary cap circumvention.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe last time the NBA punished a team for toying around with the cap was in 2000, when the Minnesota Timberwolves were fined $3.5 million and forfeited five first-round draft picks after signing forward Joe Smith to a secret deal. Smith’s Bird rights were stripped, making him a free agent, and the league suspended owner Glen Taylor.1 / 272026: AJ Dybantsa, Washington Wizards(Brad Penner, Imagn Images)Trent Jr. signed a one-year, $2.6 million deal with Milwaukee in 2024, then inked a two-year, $7.58 million contract with a player option, which he declined, allowing him to sign the most recent lucrative deal. That deal allowed the Bucks to exceed the salary cap for their own free agents, provided they have spent two years with the team.The 27-year-old Trent averaged 8.1 points on 38% shooting in 65 games last season, his lowest scoring average since his second year in the league in 2019-20 with the Portland Trail Blazers.Trent has career averages of 13 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in eight NBA seasons.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA probing Gary Trent Jr.’s $64 million free agent contract with Bucks