With career averages of 16.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest, Gay could give a balanced Jazz team that extra burst and versatility off the bench that they did not have this past season when they lost in the Western Conference semifinals to the Clippers, after a hot 2-0 start in the series. Over his incredible 17-year career, Gay never made an All-Star team but has been a model of consistency and class for every team he’s suited up for. After a short stint in Toronto, Gay spent four seasons each with the Sacramento Kings, and most recently, the San Antonio Spurs. He then spent the next seven years in Memphis, establishing himself as one of the premier scoring and play-making small forwards in the league. 8 overall by the Houston Rockets, but was then immediately packaged with Stromile Swift and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shane Battier. Gay declared for the draft after that season and was taken No. He then followed that up with a sophomore campaign in which he was one of four Naismith Player of the Year finalists, along with JJ Reddick from Duke, Adam Morrison of Gonzaga, and Allan Ray of Villanova. Gay was a highly touted recruit out of Baltimore, Maryland, and earned Big East All-Freshman team honors his first season in a Husky uniform. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Gay’s deal is worth $12.1M over two years. Shams Charania August 3, 2021Īdditionally, small forward Rudy Gay is now a member of the upstart Utah Jazz. Rudy Gay is signing a two-year, $12.1M deal with the Jazz, with a player option, his agents Raymond Brothers and Sam Permut said. He was then shipped to Cleveland in exchange for Brandon Knight, John Henson, and a 2023 second-round pick. He spent almost eight seasons with the Detroit Pistons, where he was named an All-Star twice (2016 & 2018). Originally from Middletown, CT, Drummond was drafted ninth overall in the 2012 NBA draft after playing one season at UConn. However, with All-Star point-forward Ben Simmons still on the trading block, they will likely have a much different overall look next year, so right now it’s unclear if Drummond will mesh with the team that the Sixers trot out on opening day. The sixers claimed the top spot in the Eastern Conference last year but had another disappointing playoff exit, this time to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Īdding a veteran big like Drummond, who has led the NBA in rebounding four different times, could potentially propel them to the next level. I own a lot of real estate in head and I’m on my way to build more #Bum #TheProcess /Mrf2NcNL4r- Joel “Troel” Embiid November 3, 2018