Former McDonalds All-American won Big East Conference Rookie of the Year Award at UConn. Was as perimeter oriented in his college career as he is now. Has excellent height, a 7∣ wingspan, and outstanding run-jump athleticism. Possesses an outstanding physical profile. A blossoming young star who took advantage of his opportunities on a bad team, but has some trouble with his consistency. NBA fans, do you believe Rudy Gay will be traded to the Thunder before the trade deadline? If so, what can the Thunder realistically offer in exchange for a player of Gay's value.Overview: One of the premier players from his draft class. It's hard to say what that deal is at the moment, but with the team "interested" it seems much more likely to happen than a Klay Thompson move out of Oakland this season. It will all be up to Thunder General Manager Sam Presti to come up with a reasonable deal to bring the scoring services of Rudy Gay to Oklahoma City. That means OKC needs to consider other options to exchange for Gay, or sit tight for a bit until they can figure out another move to make. Payne suffered a broken foot which ended that deal in a hurry. Oklahoma City was gong to offer a package deal to Sacramento which had second-year guard Cameron Payne included. As CBS Sports noted in their report, there was a deal in the works before between the teams, or at least close to in the works. With that said, Oklahoma City would need to come up with something or someone reasonable to offer the Kings in exchange for a player of Gay's value. 18 in the league for the category, and could certainly use the extra scoring against teams with the abilities of the Spurs, Warriors, and Clippers, who are all within the top five right now. In addition to just the scoring number, Gay has been hitting three-pointers at a rate of 42.4 percent, which could seriously help improve the Thunder. Gay has been averaging 22.3 points per game so far this season through 10 games for the Sacramento Kings. Adding Rudy Gay would bring another scoring option. Westbrook has been the guy willing this team to wins, but it's hard to expect him to continue such a performance each and every night. "They remain interested in bigger wings, including Rudy Gay, sources say, in part because such a player would slide everyone down to their intended spots: Oladipo to the bench, and Andre Roberson back to defending shooting guards." Lowe mentions the biggest reason to bring in a bigger wing to Oklahoma City. While they brought in Victor Oladipo from Orlando as help in Durant's absence, they had wanted him as a sixth man, rather than being part of the starting lineup with guard Russell Westbrook. Apparently, OKC is said to still be "interested in bigger wings," which makes perfect sense after KD's departure. On Thursday, ESPN's Zach Lowe offered up the valid speculation of a deal involving Rudy Gay heading to the Thunder. How likely is the deal to get done and will it help OKC get back towards the Western Conference Finals again?
The Oklahoma City Thunder are said to still be considering Gay for their roster, after the departure of Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors. It appears that Sacramento Kings star Rudy Gay could be a target for a team in need of some help. As various NBA trade rumors continue to fly around the internet, one of the latest has more merit than most.