The NBA quietly announced it was investigating the #Bucks for cap circumvention over the summer tied to re-signing #GaryTrentJr. to a four-year, $64 million deal. The contract immediately raised eyebrows for multiple reasons: Trent was coming off arguably the worst season of his NBA career, cap space around the league had already dried up by the time the deal was announced on July 11, and no one in their right mind would have thought he was a $16 million per year player in this market. After the initial shock of the deal wore off, it was easy to connect the dots on what (probably) happened. A new story by The Athletic on Wednesday provides new information on the Bucks’ investigation in the wake of commissioner Adam Silver dropping the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month for circumventing the salary cap to sign Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers were stripped of five future first-round picks, and The Athletic says the Bucks’ punishment “could be equally severe, if not worse....