or sign a Rudy Gay-type veteran who can give the team even more versatility at the 4. Signing Gay would create even more excitement going into next season and the team would sell more tickets – period. So, how can Brad Stevens improve the bench for new coach Ime Udoka. Why not draft Cousins?īut pairing Gay with Martell Webster would be a scoring nice duo and because Gay is not the greatest distance-shooter, he wouldn’t be taking shots away from Webster. The other option may be a sign and trade, but that still drives me nuts. Gay has primarily shifted to a bench role, starting just 6 of 130 games played over the past two seasons.
Now Kahn gets ripped for “dumb” moves, but this would be a tough pill to swallow if he signs Gay and moves Johnson to the bench. The Athletic and ESPN were first to report the deal. national basketball team has added Rudy Gay, who helped them win a gold medal four years ago and asked to rejoin the team following a series of player withdrawals. Roy played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves. He serves as the head coach of the boys' basketball team at Garfield High School in Seattle. 4 pick, with a chance to draft Demarcus Cousins, and the Wolves picked Wes Johnson. Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American basketball coach and former player. Drummond had 17 points and nine rebounds on Friday and has shot 68.3 percent over his. Gay has played a lot of hero ball for teams that were struggling in their franchise histories. The dynamic duo of Andre Drummond and Nic Claxton will look to control the paint for the Nets. Gay has averaged over 16 points per game in his career, shooting around 45 from the field. Gay shoots 47% from the floor, 33% from deep, 75% from the foul-line, but did grab 5.9 rebounds a game last season.Ĭoming out of the draft with the No. Rudy Gay is a seasoned veteran at this stage of his career, but a once former top ten pick overall. He is 23years-old, 6’8″, athletic, a scorer (19.6 ppg), but an average shooter.
Now Gay on paper looks like a player that fits with the Wolves. News: 1 day ago Gay chipped in 15 points (5-10 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 20 minutes during Sunday's 109-108 victory over Cleveland. Rudy Gay is a name that has been connected to the Wolves as a player they are targeting and it has been reported, be ESPN’s Marc Stein, that David Kahn reached out to Gay to come and visit Minnesota.