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Bucks Media Day: Highlights from Dame and Gary Trent Jr.

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We finish up with two former teammates in Portland

In our last piece of the day from Bucks Media Day at Fiserv Forum, we bring you the notable moments from the two former Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard and Gary Trent Jr. Trent stepped up to the stage first, talking about what he remembers about coming into the league in 2019 and what his relationship was like with Dame after getting picked in the second round:

He briefly touched on his decision to come to Milwaukee instead of taking more lucrative offers elsewhere:

It was clear from the get-go from how Trent spoke that putting himself in a winning situation was top of mind for him when he went into free agency:

Finally, here is what Dame had to say when on the mic. Perhaps because of his offseason workouts with an ultramarathoner, it was here where we heard the Media Day classic (get out your bingo cards) question about being in the best shape of one’s life:

If there was a theme to Dame’s first several answers, it was about how much better he feels both physically and mentally coming into training camp this year, as compared to last. To wit:

Next, his thoughts on teaming up again with Gary Trent Jr.m dovetailing with some of Trent’s earlier comments. I thought Dame’s face lit up a bit when talking about his then-and-now teammate in a way I didn’t see from him last year:

Neat to hear Lillard reminisce about a 20-year-old Trent. Finally, Dame’s thoughts on his partnership with Giannis and how they’ll be working on their chemistry:

And with that, the Bucks are off to Southern California for a few days on the campus of UC-Irvine. They’ll break camp and head to Detroit for their first preseason game on Sunday evening. Again, major props to our friend Justin Garcia for his lightning-quick transcription work. Follow him