Bucks reportedly being investigated by NBA for possible salary-cap circumvention in deal with Gary Trent Jr.

The league apparently found enough that it decided to launch a full-on investigation , according to The Athletic. The focus of that investigation: whether the Bucks used the contract as a way to circumvent the NBA salary cap.

That particular accusation should sound familiar, as the league just wrapped an investigation on the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard that looked into the exact same thing. While both teams were accused of the same violation, their methods for allegedly circumventing the salary cap differ.

In the Clippers' case, the team was accused of using a team sponsor to funnel additional funds to Leonard as a way to get around NBA rules. Accusations surrounding the Bucks are far more straight forward.