First, he unloaded Andrea Bargnani and the $23 million owed him to the New York Knicks, and now unloads the $37 million-plus left on Gay's deal. Since taking over in the spring, Toronto GM Masai Ujiri has delivered his second coup on the trade front. traded former first-round bust Rafael Araujo to the Utah Jazz for future Kim Kardashian.
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Vasquez will be a restricted free agent this summer, and gives the Raptors an unselfish team-building playmaker to start rebuilding its team around. With the Toronto Raptors dealing small forward Rudy Gay, right. Otherwise, Utah essentially would have to start over. The trading of Vasquez to the Raptors clears the way for Isaiah Thomas to take over as the Kings point guard. The reality is that the way the Jazz are built, they need both (Mitchell and Gobert). They could still trade up to two future first-rounders between 2026-29 as long as that ’24 pick doesn’t fall.
They have no selections in this year’s draft and have also traded away their 2024 first-rounder (top-10 protected).
Gay, a 15-year NBA veteran, fills a vital need for the Jazz as a backup 4 and potential small ball 5. The Jazz’s ability to sweeten trade offers with draft picks will be limited. After retaining Mike Conley Jr., the Utah Jazz wasted little time in continuing to restock the cupboard, as both Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania have reported a two-year, 12 million pact between the Jazz and versatile forward Rudy Gay. The Kings plan to use Gay at the stretch-four position. Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson, Royce O’Neale, and Rudy Gay. Utah Jazz receive Danilo Gallinari, Josh Green. The forward will almost assuredly exercise the option and take that salary next season. Mavericks: Two Trades to Consider Three-Team Trade Dallas Mavericks receive Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gay. Gay is making $17.8 million this year, and holds a player option for $19.3 million for the 2014-15 season. Gay and the Raptors had become increasingly unhappy with each other, league sources said, and Gay's contract was an obstacle to the franchise's desire to begin the rebuilding process. He will miss the Kings game on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks, but is expected to debut on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, a source told Yahoo Sports. Gay will fly from Los Angeles, where he was with the Raptors, to Sacramento on Monday morning to take a physical.