Rudy Gay will not opt into his player option with the Spurs worth $8.8 million for the 2018-19 season, league sources tell the Express-News.
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NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The 68 forward played college basketball for the University of Connecticut before being drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. JERRY LARA / San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 3 of3 SAN ANTONIO,TX - APRIL 22 : Rudy Gay #22 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after scoring against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on April 22, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. I know I am not usually utahjazz breaking news guy, but a source. Either he or Donovan Mitchell stays, as Gobert is planning to demand one of them be traded in the next few days as he does not believe that the duo can win a championship together. Ornelas, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 2 of3 Golden State Warriors?’ Kevin Durant and San Antonio Spurs?’ Rudy Gay scramble for a loose ball during the first half at the AT&T Center, Sunday, April 22, 2018. According to Sean O’Connell, Rudy Gobert is planning on offering an ultimatum to the Utah Jazz. He also played for the Sacramento Kings before joining the Spurs.1 of3 Golden State Warriors forward David West (3) and San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay (22) grab for a loose ball during second half action of Game 4 Sunday Apat the AT&T Center. Although he established himself as one of the franchise’s most valuable players during the six and half years he spent in Memphis, the Grizzlies decided to trade him to Toronto Raptors in January 2013. Gay had a stellar rookie season, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting and being named to NBA All-Rookie First Team. Rudy Gay was taken with the eighth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by Houston Rockets and then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on the draft night. San Antonio Spurs also await for shooting guard Danny Green to make his decision on his $10 million, 2018-19 player option. He played in 57 games, mostly coming off the bench, and averaged 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. As San Antonio often does, they made a great move that may have fallen short of stealing the headlines and adding Gay is a solid move for a franchise that looks to continue to. Gay didn’t have a glowing time with the Spurs, struggling with a heel injury and posting the lowest numbers since his rookie year. That was when Rudy Gay opted out of a 14.2 million contract in Sacramento with the Kings for the 2016-17 season to accept 8.4 million in San Antonio with the Spurs. I know you guys are in the playoff race so maybe you guys want to keep your vets around but hes an expiring and your young wings (Keldon Johnson OMG and Vassell holy crap) have been so good. Rudy Gay signed a two-year, $17 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs in July 2017, after he was forced to miss a better part of the 2016-17 season due to left Achilles tendon rupture. Hi, A Celtics fan coming over to see what the status is on Rudy Gay as a potential trade piece going forward.
Gay just completed his 15th NBA season and his fourth with the Spurs after initially joining the team as a free agent in the 2017 offseason. This week, we’ll focus on the San Antonio Spurs ‘ unrestricted free agent Rudy Gay. San Antonio forward Rudy Gay is declining his player option to become a free agent this summer, league sources tell ESPN. Last week we looked at DeMar DeRozan heading into free agency on August 2. If he had opted to stay with the Spurs, the 31-year-old would make $8.8 million next season. According to ESPN‘s Chris Haynes, Gay will decline his 2018-19 player option and become a free agent this summer. It looks like Rudy Gay’s time with the San Antonio Spurs has come to an end after just one season. This Just In: Free agent forward Rudy Gay has agreed to a two-year, 17.2M contract with the San Antonio Spurs, sources tell ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski. Photo by Joe Schildhorn/BFA/REX/Shutterstock