Coupled with ranking 7 th in assists per game and the union of Gay and the Spurs should be fruitful, limiting Gay’s overuse while he provides time as a consistent secondary scoring option.įurthermore, the Spurs recently renounced the rights to spark plug Jonathan Simmons who agreed to a contract in Orlando, which again bodes well for Gay’s opportunities in San Antonio. Coming to a place like San Antonio, it just seemed perfect for me.”ĭespite the severity of Gay’s last season injury, the Spurs are among the NBA’s elite organizations concerning player rehabilitation and minute management. I’ve been in this league for a little while now, and I haven’t gotten out of my career what I wanted. 84 Rudy Gay on the 2015 The World's Highest-Paid Athletes - The nine-year veteran had one the strongest seasons of his career during 2014-15 when he averaged a career-high 21 points per game. Wright, Gay said, “Looking at my career, it’s just time to win. Whether as a response to his injury, or as part of his assimilation into the Spurs offense, Rudy took far fewer long 2s last year, redistributing those shots into much more efficient areas.
The 11-year man out of Connecticut will turn 31 before heading into the 2017-18 season, though age and injury are the last things on his mind. Newly signed Spurs forward Rudy Gay was cleared to play this week following a left Achilles injury suffered on January 18 as a member of the Sacramento Kings. Since lacing up OG Air Jordans at UCONN all the way to rocking PE Nikes as a pro, Rudy Gay has been a fixture of Kicks On.