They won’t let him go easily and they’ll want a fair return. As someone who’s still averaging 18.4 points on 47.5 percent shooting, not to mention a career-high seven rebounds per game that can really help the Clippers, he has the kind of size, athleticism and shot creation that could fix their long-term small forward problems.Įqually, Gay is valuable to the Kings even if they are looking to move on from him and his $13.3 million salary for 2016-17. Gay also has been linked to Chicago and the Los Angeles Clippers.Īs both these reports have spanned over a few weeks, it looks like the Clippers must have both high interest in Gay and a belief that they may be able to pull off a trade for him. Gay has been linked to several teams in rumors during the season, the latest being the Kings reaching out to New Orleans for forward Ryan Anderson, according to Sheridan Hoops. On January 14, Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee reported that Gay has been linked to several teams, with one being the Clippers: Last week, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic were at the center of trade chatter when Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that Chicago is a potential destination for Gobert, and that Vucevic to Utah would almost certainly have to be part of a potential deal. This obviously isn’t the first we’ve heard of this, though. They have interest in Rudy but they really don’t have enough to get him, so I don’t think you end up seeing him with the Clippers. The Clippers are looking for a three man. Now, ESPN’s Chris Broussard (take that as you will) has said in a video report that the Clippers are still interested in Rudy Gay:
And when considering the raising cap and so many high-profile free agents such as Kevin Durant hitting the market, it’s clear that finance alone gives him respectable value. He has a heft salary of $9 million, but with a team option for 2016-17, he can be waived in order to free up cap space for this summer. While his trade value based on his play and production is still low due to his extremely limited role this season, he still has value thanks to his contract. If they’re looking to move someone, it’s surely going to be him. They still have Lance Stephenson, who, despite a recent 16-point showing against the Lakers, is still very much at the bottom of Doc Rivers’ rotation.
Josh Smith is back with the Houston Rockets, but that might not be the only move the Los Angeles Clippers will make before the NBA trade deadline on February 18. It looks like the Los Angeles Clippers could make another move before the NBA trade deadline, as they are reportedly still interested in Rudy Gay.