Ultimately, entering the season fully healthy may be the biggest source of Gay’s convincing play as he underwent surgery on his Achilles during the offseason. Beyond communication issues, the Kings are likely having a tough time dealing Gay. With many factors to motivate him, it’s hard to take Gay’s start to the year without a grain of salt, considering his historical output and where he’s at in his career. Sounds like Kings forward Rudy Gay pushing for a trade before Thursdays 3 pm EST deadline, per Basketball Insiders. According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders.
Of course, this strong start just adds to the mystery over his future in Sacramento, which continues to lie under the surface for both him and the team. It looks like the relationship between Sacramento Kings and their star forward Rudy Gay is coming to an end. Reviewing the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade one month laterĬertainly, a few of Gay’s strengths so far, specifically his three-point shooting (Gay’s shooting 42 percent from deep, seven percentage points higher than his career three-point percentage) is probably unsustainable.Įven his scoring output will likely fall in line in or around his career scoring average (18.4 points per game) as the season goes on.īut Gay’s performance to open the season has been encouraging for the 30-year old and a bright spot for the Kings as well. Gay wore this jersey during the Kings 102-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Octoat Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. Rudy Gay Kings 2016-17 Panini Excalibur Count 155 2016-17 Panini Excalibur Lord Rudy Gay 155 2016-17 Panini Excalibur 155 Rudy Gay NM-MT Sac Kings 2016-17.3 head coach candidates for the Sacramento Kings.3 coaches chosen as finalists for Sacramento Kings head coaching job.
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