The Jazz will be fine without Gay to start the season they have a strong core of veterans returning and will be one of the top teams in the West. Qualified players in the top 20 Includes full-season stats for all. Utah needs Gay more as a perimeter defender - he is a long, versatile defender who can guard a few positions well and is strong on the glass. He finished the campaign averaging 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while knocking down just 31. Gay, 35, averaged 11.4 points a game, shooting 38.1% from 3 last season for the Spurs (he spent the previous four seasons in San Antonio). The veteran averaged just 21.6 minutes, which was far-and-away a career low - Gay averaged 33.8 minutes in his final season with Sacramento in 2016-17.
Gay, 35, averaged 11.4 points a game, shooting 38.1.
Rudy Gay had minor surgery on his left heel at the end of the last season and will miss the preseason. The Sacramento Kings’ Rudy Gay struggled on offense last season, but this year he returns to scoring 20 points per game. Rudy Gay had minor surgery on his left heel at the end of the last season and will miss the preseason. Until last night, the Jazz’s small-ball lineup hadn’t been very good. The Jazz face a lot of pressure heading into this season, but one of the reasons for optimism is the addition of a versatile, experienced, strong defensive wing in Rudy Gay to the mix.Įxcept Utah will not see Gay on the court until early in the season as he recovers from offseason foot surgery, as reported by Eric Walden at the Salt Lake Tribune this week.īojan Bogdanovic has minor shoulder soreness and has been a limited participant.