Former Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. said goodbye to the Six in a heartfelt Instagram post earlier today.
Tent Jr, 25 years old. left the Raptors in free agency last month He signed a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a four-year career with the Raptors in which he played 224 regular-season games and six playoff games with Toronto.
His farewell message was short but sweet, and showed that his time playing for Team Canada had left an impression on him.
“I have learned and gained a lot over the past 6 years,” Trent Jr. wrote. “The city [is] a part of me forever, thank you.
Trent Jr. averaged between 13.7 and 18.3 points throughout his time with the Raptors and built a reputation as a talented outside shooter, capable of shooting above 35 percent from three-point range throughout his time in Toronto.
Drafted out of Duke by the Sacramento Kings, the Ohio native was traded early to the Portland Trail Blazers where he spent the first three seasons of his NBA career. The Raptors then acquired him in 2021 in a trade that saw Norman Powell do the opposite.
He will now head to the Bucks where he will reunite with his former Portland teammate Damien Lillard with the Bucks expected to be among the best teams in the entire NBA next season, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Raptors, meanwhile, are expected to endure another difficult growing season after finishing last season with a 25-57 record.
