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July 16, 2024 | 9:26 pm EDT Update

Gary Trent turned down bigger offers to reunite with Damian Lillard

The Toronto Raptors were no longer interested in retaining Trent, and with so few teams operating with cap space or even the full mid-level exception ($12.8 million in Year 1), Trent was left to make a difficult choice. In the end, he opted to reunite with Damian Lillard and contend for a championship on a one-year minimum ($2.6 million) rather than taking multi-year offers at the smaller mid-level ($5.2 million in Year 1) that were on the table, according to league sources.
– via SportsNet

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“He has had to store practice gear and game jerseys in his apartment. He has had to organize the buses, plane flights, tickets (in the G League),” Donovan, the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, said. “He’s very low maintenance, very unassuming about what he thinks he’s owed, which he knows is nothing. He’s worked really, really hard. “This week has been great for me personally to see. But I also understand that this is the profession that he has chosen. And I’ve always tried to let him be himself and establish himself with the players and the coaching staff. Even though we’ve worked together, I’m not over his shoulder. If he needs to come to me for something or has questions, he knows I’m there.”
– via NBC Sports Chicago

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His father, Billy, had already left the arena, which seemed fitting. Because just as Donovan III quickly earned the trust of his teammates while playing for his father at Florida, he’s trying to carve out his own identity as an NBA coach. “I’ve always been in this position where I’m the coach’s kid or ‘he’s here because of his Dad,’” Donovan III said. “You have to work to prove people wrong. It’s been a motivation for me.”
– via NBC Sports Chicago

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“As a Dad, you’re obviously proud and excited for him. But there’s also responsibility,” Donovan said. “From the business part of it, he has seen it at every level. I thought that was important. And I think that’s why he has earned his way. “Look, (executive vice president) Artūras Karnišovas and (general manager) Marc (Eversley) have a responsibility to the Chicago Bulls. And I have a responsibility to the Bulls. In their conversations with Billy, they were looking at how they can take some of these people who were in these entry positions and grow out people in the organization.
– via NBC Sports Chicago

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Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Bob Beyer is another coach who is expected to be added to Redick’s staff, according to league sources. He’s been in attendance for multiple Lakers summer league games and has sat alongside the coaching staff, including Redick, Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks.
– via New York Times

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