PBT Extra: Talkg Rudy Gay's three-year, $40 ln extensn Sacramento - NBC Sports

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• BACK SACRAMENTO, RUDY GAY REFLECTS ON TIME WH KGS: ‘A LOT OF LEARNG'
• REPORT: RUDY GAY AGRE TO TWO-YEAR, $12.1 LN AL WH JAZZ
• PBT EXTRA: TALKG RUDY GAY’S THREE-YEAR, $40 LN EXTENSN SACRAMENTO
• THE EXTRA PASS: RUDY GAY TAKG NTROL OF HIS OWN STORY SACRAMENTO; PL MONDAY’S REPS
• RUDY GAY TO KGS 7-PLAYER AL

BACK SACRAMENTO, RUDY GAY REFLECTS ON TIME WH KGS: ‘A LOT OF LEARNG'

SACRAMENTO -- The last time Kgs fans saw Rudy Gay a basketball uniform, he was poundg the floor of the Goln 1 Center tratn after tearg his right Achill tendon. It was the dramatic ncln of Gay’s reer Sacramento, one that left even the most harned fan filled wh emotn. “I’ve never even been the other si of this buildg, so I’m learng, ” Gay said followg shootaround.

Gay, 31, spent three and a half seasons Sacramento uniform, playg Rob to DeMarc Cos’ Batman. “It was a learng experience, ” Gay said of his time Sacramento.

REPORT: RUDY GAY AGRE TO TWO-YEAR, $12.1 LN AL WH JAZZ

Dpe the jury, Gay has been cleared for basketball duti. “They say not, I say y, that’s jt what I do, I’m more nservative, ” Popovich said as to whether Gay’s playg time should be limed.

Gay will not play Monday night Sacramento. Sacramento travels to San Anton later the week where they’ll see Gay and his teammat at the AT&T Center on Friday eveng. The ensemble st Utah jt got a ltle Gay has reached a two-year, $12.

Rudy Gay is signg a two-year, $12. Gay chose the Jazz over the Lakers, Celtics, and other terted suors, likely large part bee of money and the player optn on the send season. Gay, 35, has spent the last four seasons San Anton and last season averaged 11.

PBT EXTRA: TALKG RUDY GAY’S THREE-YEAR, $40 LN EXTENSN SACRAMENTO

Rudy Gay has found a home years of jt beg an efficient gunner Toronto and Memphis who worked too much isolatn, Gay has thrived as the send optn Sacramento. Gay is srg 22. They look like a team that might battle for one of those last playoff spots the Wt, if they n sta this of which led to the Kgs cidg to keep Gay around for a uple more years at least (and him timg his next ntract when the flood of money om the new TV al is on the market).

The Memphis Grizzli trad Rudy Gay and reached the Wtern Conference Fals.

The Toronto Raptors trad Gay and are streakg toward home-urt advantage the first-round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Regardls of anythg Gay did, his perceived value dropped nsirably the last two might Gay be takg ntrol of his own narrative now?

THE EXTRA PASS: RUDY GAY TAKG NTROL OF HIS OWN STORY SACRAMENTO; PL MONDAY’S REPS

Gay has played well his 15 gam wh the Sacramento Kgs, at first alternatg gems and duds throughout the first seven ntts as he’s done for much of his reer.

But the last eight gam, Gay has taken off while helpg Sacramento to a 5-3 rerd. He’s producg better than ual across the board, the biggt uptick g the area he’s unr the strongt microspe: his last eight ntts, Gay is averagg 23. Everyone knows Gay n sre.

The answers this stretch are a roundg y and this stretch, Gay has ma 57. But ’s difficult to see why Gay has been srg so much ’s workg wh the flow of the offense about as much as ual. 7 pots per 100 posssns whout Gay the eight gam, at least leavg the door open that somethg larger than Gay is afoot) simplt answer is that Gay, for all his foibl, is an extremely talented player and this is well wh his range.

RUDY GAY TO KGS 7-PLAYER AL

Gay has never matched dividual volume and efficiency like this, let alone mixg the team-wi offensive succs. Gay, an imprsive athlete, has looked particularly explosive this stretch – elevatg quickly and highly on his jumpers, startg and stoppg on driv and jt makg strong mov wh the ball his hands. Sacramento begs a six-game road trip that should really tt jt how far Gay has e, and the rults uld reveal themselv very soon.

A Wednday game wh the Timberwolv will mean Gay’s first back-to-back sce this n started. —Brett PollakoffRaptors 116, Bucks 94: The Bucks have the worst rerd the league at 7-30, and the Raptors have been surgg sce the tra of Rudy Gay, and have won eight of their last 10 gam.

Rudy Gay to Kgs 7-player alBrian WdhorstCloseBrian WdhorstESPN Senr NBA wrer sce 2010. Coverg the NBA sce 1995Dec 8, 2013, 07:54 PM ETThe Toronto Raptors have trad Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kgs, the teams announced Monday, ls than 24 hours after they reached an al volv seven players, wh the Kgs sendg John Salmons, Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hay to Toronto exchange for Gay, Aaron Gray and Qucy Acy. It was required to be a large tra to acmodate Gay's salary, which is more than $17 ln this, Gray and Acy will not be uniform when the Kgs host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.