They have offered him to the Grizzlies for Gay once before but were turned down. They believe youngsters Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner won't grow to reach their potential as long as Iguodala is there. SF Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia 76ers for SF Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies Gasol and Lopez, while fairly soft bigs who shoot better than they bang, would keep the Lakers' current size advantage over most opponents.Ģ. The seven-foot Lopez has averaged 19 points a game over the past three seasons, and he can shoot from the perimeter, meaning Pau Gasol could play in the low post, which would likely increase his production. Williams would be the star they need once Kobe Bryant begins to fade. Bynum is a New Jersey native who would give the Nets a star to build around in their move to Brooklyn, and Sessions is more than a serviceable point guard.įor the Lakers, Williams would give them a top-flight point guard who is the equal of Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook, who the Lakers will undoubtedly encounter in future playoffs. But if they can't get Howard and Williams wants to go elsewhere, the Nets should try to swing a sign-and-trade. 1 plan of trading for Dwight Howard works, then by all means they should go that route. C Andrew Bynum and PG Ramon Sessions, Los Angeles Lakers for PG Deron Williams and C Brook Lopez, Brooklyn Nets With that in mind, here are a few trade ideas for general managers to mull over:ġ. Some players on those 26 clubs are unhappy with their teams and some of those teams know they need to move a couple of their players to improve. There are four teams still playing basketball this season, which means that 26 teams have a lot of work to do. NBA, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers
#RUDY GAY TRADE SCENERIOS UPGRADE#
Vernon is a Memphis guy, so I'm wondering what assets the Grizzlies think they "need" to get back for an over-paid SF?Īnd then there's this, for those who believe a certain local reporter has the ear of Suns ownership (though they didn't listen to him on Beasley).You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Is Rudy Gay that max contract you've been wanting for Christmas? Or it's possible that they could parlay a low future draft pick into Memphis eating Michael Beasley's contract (and then releasing him, and stretching the remaining $9 million guaranteed to him over 5 seasons). But sending out those expirings would seriously dent the cap space this summer. The Suns have (basically) expiring contracts in Wesley Johnson ($4.2 million), Shannon Brown ($3.5 million), Sebastian Telfair ($1.75 million) and a host of <1 million extras on the bench: Tucker, Garrett, Zeller. The Grizzlies have made proposals on Gay to several teams, front-office sources told Yahoo! Sports.īut where would that other $6 million come from? The assumption on Memphis trading Gay is that they want to reduce their future salary obligations, what with huge contracts to three other players on the books: Randolph, Gasol, Conley. In an effort to avoid paying luxury tax in the short term, as well as get off the $17.8 million and $19.3 million owed Gay in the 2013-15 seasons, new Memphis management has aggressively shopped Gay. There's no framework of a possible deal in place, but the Grizzlies have expressed a strong desire that any package involving Gay include Suns forward Jared Dudley and future first-round draft picks, sources said.
So they must send out more than $10 million in salary back to Memphis in any deal.Īccording to Woj, the Grizzlies are particularly interested in Jared Dudley ($4.25 million this year) and future picks. What would go back to Memphis is unknown, but the Suns can absorb only $6.3 million (cap space + $100,000) of the $16.4 owed to Gay this season. The troubling stat is the 3-point shooting, for a team that really needs it. Note that the points and rebounds are while playing on a very good team, with competition for those stats from Zach Randolph. He is only a 31% 3-point shooter over the past two seasons and 34% for his career. Gay has a career average of 17.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. The commitment would be: $16.4 million, $17.8 million and $19.3 million through 2014-15. The 26-year old Rudy Gay was re-signed to a maximum extension a year ago, and has 2 more years left on his contract after this season. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Phoenix Suns are interested in acquiring Rudy Gay from the Memphis Grizzlies.