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Gary Trent Jr. is a Buck, so it’s time for another Q&A with Raptors HQ
After the Bucks signed Taurean Prince earlier this month, I wanted to get the inside scoop on what happened between him and returned Bucks assistant/then Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, so I asked some questions of Jacob Rude at Silver Screen and Roll, our Lakers sister site. With Gary Trent Jr. coming to Milwaukee a couple weeks after Prince and basically guaranteed to take on a big role for his new team, I went straight to another expert source. Below are some Trent questions I posed to Chelsea Leite, my colleague who is the site manager at our Toronto sister site Raptors HQ (plus a contributor to our women’s basketball site Swish Appeal) and her responses. I think you’ll find them fascinating!
Let’s start with a big one for Bucks fans: tell us about Trent’s defense. Is he good on-ball? Can he guard ballhandlers and/or bigger wings? How switchable is he?
GTJ’s defence was up and down during his time with Toronto. It started off rocky, got a lot better, and then faded quite a bit. He tends to guard ball handlers and can switch decently well, but often loses energy on that end these days. I will say his on-ball defence has been the thing that often shines through and he can get deflections and steals pretty well.
Trent has a reputation as a gambler on defense, being among the league leaders in steals and deflections during Nick Nurse’s final two years in Toronto. Those dropped off a touch last year; do you think that’s a Trent thing or the product of moving from Nurse’s hyperaggressive defense to what Darko Rajakovic installed?
It’s probably a mix of both. There wasn’t too much emphasis on defence under Darko’s system last year and I think that lack of focus made Trent lose his own defensive focus. Add in that he was trying to sort out his shooting and going from the bench to the starting lineup a lot and I think some confusion in his own role could have been a factor in this. I do think he has natural ability in that because he still did his thing despite more of the intensity and emphasis being on improving the offence last year.
How do you think Trent will fare as a defender in Doc Rivers’ more adaptive defense (i.e. switching everything sometimes, P&R traps one night then drop coverage the next) after he shifted it back from Adrian Griffin’s very Nurse-like scheme?
I have hope for him in those kinds of situations. I also think he is on a mission to prove himself this season and he’s also a very hard worker, so I see him buying in 100% to whatever system or plan he’s given. I also think his quick hands and ability to defend on-ball will come in handy, but his defence on the wings never fully stood out to me either. Trent thrived in Nurse’s system because of the aggressive and quickness of it, and how he was able to make sneaky plays at the ball, so if Doc can use that to their advantage again it could be fun.
Despite great three-point shooting numbers, Trent’s efficiency has been below average in recent years, and he seems to have somewhat of a reputation as a chucker. I could see some thinking he’s a ball-stop. Do you think that’s merited?
Yes and no. We always had a joke that Trent can’t make a shot unless it’s contested. I’ve seen him make the most contested three-pointers and then brick open looks. He’s hot and cold for sure, but when he’s hot, he is scorching. Everyone was waiting for him to make those great stretches longer last year because he can truly make an impact as a sharpshooter when he’s on. Yet, just as fast as he gets hot, he can get into a drought, and well… yeah that’s where the chucker reputation comes in.
What do you think Trent’s ideal role on a title contender is? Something like high-level role player, starter, sixth man, bench microwave scorer, or any combination of those?
I have two opinions here—the first is that he could be a REALLY great sixth man on a contender. He comes in with energy, experience, can ball-handle, and when he’s shooting well that’s a huge boost from the bench. Yet, Trent also has a habit of playing phenomenally as a starter compared to when he comes off the bench. Something about hearing his name called? So, if the Bucks are hurting for a starting shooting guard, I could see him sliding in there, but if he can find his rhythm as a sixth man he could thrive there too.
Can he be a fourth or fifth option after years of 20%+ usage in Toronto when Milwaukee’s fifth starter has been around the 15% range for the last several seasons?
Based on Trent’s market as a free agent this summer (and all of that fumble), I think Trent is going into this season ready to be whatever Milwaukee needs him to be. It’s kinda a make-or-break season for him. I can see him making the most out of the role he’s given—that being said, he needs to up his shooting stats, and if his usage is going down, his efficiency better be going up.
Are there any under-the-radar skills Trent has we should know about? He’s never shown much passing and rebounding ability, nor does he get to the line much, and I feel like none of those will change as a Buck because those are things I’d have said about Malik Beasley, Grayson Allen, etc. Maybe there’s something else?
Last season I really saw him come into his own as a leader. More mature, more vocal with younger players, better with media, etc etc. Definitely traits that will help on a title contender when everyone needs to be on their A-game every day during a long season. He’s also like, REALLY nice and kind and I don’t know if that matters much to you but it was always nice for me. He’s fun to talk to, a good sport, nice guy, and good in the locker room. A good chemistry fit, especially when you think about him reuniting with Lillard.
Super huge thanks to Chelsea for taking the time to fill me in a bit more about Trent! Check out her and her colleagues’ content at Raptors HQ and Swish Appeal, then follow her on Twitter @chelsealeite for more on everything Toronto and women’s hoops, including their soon-to-come WNBA franchise and both Canadian national teams.
Milwaukee community members gathered at pop-up events across the northwest side Wednesday as part of “Peace on Every Block,” a week of activities aimed at building community, mentorship and sharing resources for violence prevention.
The week is organized by Advance Peace Milwaukee, Milwaukee Community Cross Roads and Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services.
“We want to see everybody win, and that’s the whole theme about it, about healing, coming together, stopping the violence,” Desilynn Smith of Uniting Garden Homes said.
Lorenzo Davis of Advance Peace said the northwest side was a deliberate focus for the effort.
“Because this is where the gun violence is happening, and we’re trying to end the gun violence in the city of Milwaukee. We really want to do what’s best for Milwaukee,” Davis said.
The Milwaukee Police Department reported a 30 percent drop in homicides during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year. But community members say that progress doesn’t always reflect what people are experiencing on the ground.
Watch: ‘Peace on Every Block’ brings Milwaukee community together to fight gun violence
‘Peace on Every Block’ brings Milwaukee community together to fight gun violence
“The data doesn’t lie, that’s true, but when it’s like every day we’re hearing about a shooting, or we’re so connected to it, and so many people connected to it, it just doesn’t appear that way,” Smith said.
The events come as Milwaukee has seen several violent deaths in recent days. 42-year-old Kristy Syed was found shot to death on Milwaukee’s south side.
The Medical Examiner’s Office also identified 19-year-old Savannah Lynn, who was killed after gunfire broke out following a fight on the Fourth of July.
Nine-year-old Jade Riser died after a shooting that happened near East Burleigh Street last Thursday.
Smith said healing is central to any lasting change.
“If we don’t heal, we can’t stop anything, because violence is actually the secondary emotion that is really driven off a lot of pain,” Smith said.
Davis said the young people in these neighborhoods are ready for something better.
“They want to see a better inside Milwaukee. They want to see a better chance for Milwaukee, and they want to do something better for themselves. So, these kids out here, we promote peace with them, and we’re going to back them, and we want to see them win,” Davis said.
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MILWAUKEE — Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan won’t serve prison time or probation and has been fined $5,000, a judge determined on Wednesday during her sentencing hearing.
It comes after a jury found her guilty of obstruction last year for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
During the hearing, Dugan’s defense team called two character witnesses to the stand to speak on her behalf, including Rev. Gregory J. O’Meara, who is also a Marquette University Law School faculty member, and Janine Geske, the retired director of the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice and a law professor at Marquette.
“Hannah models what it means to be a Christian,” O’Meara said.
Dugan herself also spoke for the first time since the case against her began.
She told U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman that she tried to “maintain a courtroom with the decorum and safety the public deserves.”
Dugan added her actions on April 18, 2025, when the incident occurred, were “not done with any malicious intent or to advance any personal interest.”
Wrapping up her remarks, Dugan said to the court she has been cast as a scofflaw and a hero, but considers herself neither of those things.
“I am a public servant who’s just trying to do my job,” Dugan said, adding that she has had to retire from public life due to threats against her and her family.
A prosecutor then acknowledged that “she has experienced collateral damage because of her conduct,” but said “judges can’t choose to disregard the law.”
Prosecutors argued that Dugan’s actions amounted to an “abuse of trust” and asked the court’s sentence to reflect that.
Adelman then spoke, saying Dugan made a bad decision and that he doesn’t believe prison is necessary.
“This is a few minutes of conduct for someone who has dedicated her life to public service,” the judge said. “It’s a marked deviation from an otherwise law-abiding life.”
He also noted that Dugan’s actions didn’t stop the ICE agents from arresting the defendant outside the courthouse.
In April of last year, federal agents showed up at the Milwaukee County Courthouse to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who had reentered the country illegally. On that particular day, he was appearing before Dugan’s courtroom for a state battery case.
Dugan confronted the federal agents in a hallway outside the courtroom and directed them to the chief judge’s office. Following that, she helped Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a private jury door. Agents eventually caught up to him outside the courthouse.
Dugan was later arrested and charged for her part in the incident, and she was found guilty of obstruction last December; she was acquitted on her concealment charge.
Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings.
Dugan resigned the Milwaukee County circuit judgeship she had held for nine years in January amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers who labeled her an activist judge. In her resignation letter, she said her prosecution threatened “the independence of our judiciary.”
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has the backing of Trump in his race for governor, urged authorities to “lock her up” in a social media post following her conviction.
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