http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11886936/rudy-gay-sacramento-kings-agree-contract-extension typical BSPN - they say the third years is an option year, but not whether it's team or player.
well, that's one hell of a pay cut for a 28yr old starting off so far with arguably one of his best years ever. agree, sounds like a player option.
He got off to that ridiculously hot start, but he's already turning back into old inefficient Rudy Gay. By years end he'll be right where he usually is.
2015: Kevin Durant: 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, 0 spg, 0 bpg, 0.0 fg% Rudy Gay: 22.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.6 spg, 44.8 fg% Rudy is destroyin KD in every aspect right now, it would be disgusting to even put KD in the same sentence with a talent like him.
I'd argue that Durants FG% is at 100 because he hasnt missed a single shot yet and made all of those that he attempted. Kevin Durant: 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, 0 spg, 0 bpg, 100 fg% Rudy Gay: 22.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.6 spg, 44.8 fg%
Most importantly, the Kings are playing their best ball in more than a decade, although the main reason seems to be Cousins, not Gay. BTW, Gay scored 18 points on 20 shots last night. Not very efficient. He did dish out 6 assists though.
The Kings are better off tanking then paying Rudy. Then again it depends on what you're trying to do. I don't think they're trying to win a championship. Just trying to stay competitive enough to sell tickets.