Houston already made big moves in adding power forward Ryan Anderson and shooting guard Eric Gordon, and adding Gay would continue to push the Rockets in the right direction.New Orleans, LA, USA New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) celebrates with teammates guard Jrue Holiday (11) and guard Eric Gordon (10) after scoring against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. What a trade for Gay would look like?Ī trade for Gay could add a lot of upside to a Rockets team that is desperately looking to return to their 2014-2015 form in which they won 56 games on way to the Western Conference Finals. The Rockets have a few players that the Kings may be willing to take, while not dismantling their roster for a player who has what many consider to be a low value of return.
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Players signed this month in free agency cannot be traded until Dec. But Miami likely lacks the tradable assets to acquire him if it wanted to and his $14.2 million player option for 2017-18 is worrisome. "According to an associate, the Heat is among teams that very much appeal to Sacramento forward Rudy Gay, who has been available in trades. Notably the problem arising is for Sacramento to get valuable assets in return. As per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Sport Buzz, Gay has made it known he would prefer to go the the Miami Heat. With the Kings in a rebuild mentality Gay has been a target of several teams, specifically the Rockets. He averaged over 20 points per game in his first two seasons and finished last year registering per game averages of 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals while shooting 46% percent. Despite playing on a team that has gone 84-142 in his time there, Gay has consistently put up solid numbers. The Kings hoped to see one of the best two-way players in the game live up to his potential. Sacramento acquired Rudy Gay in an eight-player trade with the Toronto Raptors.
With one-year, $13.3 million left on his three-year extension, the Kings are looking to move the 10-year veteran. The Sacramento Kings front office has been trying to move versatile small forward, Rudy Gay for sometime now.
If the Rockets were to trade for Rudy Gay, who would they give up and more importantly, where would he fit in the new D’Antoni-system?