"The trade gives us good flexibility and more certainty as we plan for our future.More: SB Nation's panel weighs in on the Rudy Gay tradeĪt the season's outset, a team source told the Toronto Star's Cathal Kelly that, if the roster had not proved itself worthy of preserving early on, it would be blown up in order to position the team for a high pick in the highly-regarded 2014 draft: They were great professionals and strong community ambassadors of the Raptors," Ujiri said. "We thank Rudy, Aaron and Quincy for their time here. Toronto (7-12) had lost five straight until beating the Los Angeles Lakers 106-94 on Sunday night, and the franchise is only at the beginning of a rebuilding process that's likely years away from completion. The trade is by far the biggest and boldest for first-year Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri, who worked with D'Alessandro in Denver previously. Of the four players going to Toronto, only Hayes has a deal that extends beyond this season. Isaiah Thomas will likely start at point guard in Vasquez's place, with Jimmer Fredette and rookie Ray McCallum competing for playing time behind him.įor the Raptors, parting ways with Gay gives them future financial flexibility. The deal also shuffles Sacramento's rotation. He's averaging 18 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in his career. Gay, who was traded from Memphis to Toronto last season, is in his eighth NBA season. The Kings are hoping Gay can provide immediate help while convincing him to stay long term. Sacramento (5-13) had lost six straight games until beating the NBA-worst Utah Jazz on Saturday night. It's just the kind of financial risk Ranadive has said he's willing to take - and the Maloof family that previously owned the team wouldn't - to try to turn the Kings into a winner.
TORONTO RAPTORS RUDY GAY TRADE FREE
He holds a $19.3 million player option for the 2014-15 season, which he's widely expected to exercise and not test free agency. This trade will reshape the roster - and the payroll - even more.
Sacramento sent Luc Mbah a Moute to Minnesota for Derrick Williams on Nov. The move is the second major one for the Kings already this season as they begin rebuilding under new owner Vivek Ranadive. We all wish them the very best moving forward." We also appreciate the contributions and efforts that John, Chuck, Greivis and Patrick made to the Kings organization. "In Rudy we've acquired one of the league's proven scorers while Aaron and Quincy provide size and depth in our frontcourt. "We're excited to welcome these additions to our team," first-year Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro said in a statement. Their first game will likely be against Utah on Wednesday night in Sacramento. Gay, Gray and Acy will not be in uniform when the Kings host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. The Kings also acquired center Aaron Gray and forward Quincy Acy. The Raptors received point guard Greivis Vasquez and forwards Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes. The teams announced the seven-player deal Monday, less than 24 hours after they reached an agreement.
The trade sending Rudy Gay from the Toronto Raptors to the Sacramento Kings is complete.