Will Rudy Gay bounce back in the NBA or retire? The 36-year-old insider has had some turbulent weeks, between his move from Utah to Atlanta on June 26 in the trade that sent John Collins to Salt Lake City, then his departure from the Hawks less than two weeks later. , in another trade with Oklahoma City this time involving Patty Mills, who headed to Atlanta.
Arrived in a team in full development and based on a project made up of young players, the profile of the veteran interior clearly did not correspond, and the Oklahoma City franchise therefore decided to cut it.
The Thunder have also reached the limit of 21 players under contract and must therefore start to slim down, which they have done. freeing Rudy Gay whose last year of contract still peaked at 6.4 million dollars.
It remains to be seen whether Rudy Gay, 17 NBA seasons on the clock, will continue the adventure in the league or not.
Difficult to say at this stage if franchises would be interested in recovering him, even if he has provided for two seasons in a rotation role under the Jazz jersey. If he were to retire, it would be one of the most experienced players in the league who would leave the field in turn. There are indeed only four players left drafted in 2006, like him, or before: PJ Tucker, Kyle Lowry, Chris Paul and LeBron James…
| Rudy Gay | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2006-07 | SAME | 78 | 27 | 42.2 | 36.4 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
| 2007-08 | SAME | 81 | 37 | 46.1 | 34.6 | 78.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 2008-09 | SAME | 79 | 37 | 45.3 | 35.1 | 76.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 18.9 |
| 2009-10 | SAME | 80 | 40 | 46.6 | 32.7 | 75.3 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 19.6 |
| 2010-11 | SAME | 54 | 40 | 47.1 | 39.6 | 80.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 19.8 |
| 2011-12 | SAME | 65 | 37 | 45.5 | 31.2 | 79.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 19.0 |
| 2012-13* | All Teams | 75 | 36 | 41.6 | 32.3 | 81.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 18.2 |
| 2012-13* | SAME | 42 | 37 | 40.8 | 31.0 | 77.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2012-13* | TOR | 33 | 35 | 42.5 | 33.6 | 85.6 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 19.5 |
| 2013-14* | All Teams | 73 | 35 | 45.5 | 33.0 | 82.2 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 2013-14* | BAG | 55 | 34 | 48.2 | 31.2 | 83.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 20.1 |
| 2013-14* | TOR | 18 | 36 | 38.8 | 37.3 | 77.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 2014-15 | BAG | 68 | 35 | 45.5 | 35.9 | 85.8 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 21.1 |
| 2015-16 | BAG | 70 | 34 | 46.3 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2016-17 | BAG | 30 | 34 | 45.5 | 37.2 | 85.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 18.7 |
| 2017-18 | SAN | 57 | 22 | 47.1 | 31.4 | 77.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 11.5 |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 69 | 27 | 50.4 | 40.2 | 81.6 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.7 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 67 | 22 | 44.6 | 33.6 | 88.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 63 | 22 | 42.0 | 38.1 | 80.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 55 | 19 | 41.4 | 34.5 | 78.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| 2022-23 | UTH | 56 | 15 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Total | 1120 | 31 | 45.2 | 34.6 | 79.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 15.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
