Rudy Gay

Let me take this opportunity to welcome you inside one month of the NBA’s trade deadline, where the visibly absurd threatens to become truth. Speaking of the visibly absurd, the Atlanta Hawks have never appeared more likely to deal Josh Smith than they do now. And no, that’s not the insane part. What’s crazy is [...]

And finally, it’s over. After years—literally, years—of speculation, the Memphis Grizzlies finally traded Rudy Gay. According to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, the Grizzlies agreed to send Gay to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal that lands them Ed Davis from Toronto and Tayshaun Prince from the Detroit Pistons: The Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons agreed [...]

When it comes to Rudy Gay, I’m an optimist. I try not to pay attention to his 40.8 percent shooting from the floor and 31 percent shooting from deep in favor of his athleticism, ability to develop efficiency and understated defense. Though I’m against teams with isolation-heavy scorers pursuing him(cough, the Los Angeles Lakers, cough) [...]

Rudy Gay should not go to the Los Angeles Lakers. Not as long as Kobe Bryant is still donning purple and gold. Though the Memphis Grizzlies pulled the trigger on a deal that brought them beneath the luxury tax line and eliminated the need to deal Gay, speculation continues to run rampant. According to Ken [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Marreese Speights to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a move that solidifies their future as an NBA title contender. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the deal will save the Grizzlies more than $6 million in salary and, most importantly, prevent them from paying any luxury tax penalties: The Memphis Grizzlies have [...]

Doc Rivers isn’t happy with the Boston Celtics, and we can’t really blame him. After losing four straight games, the Celtics went on a six game winning streak, one that included four victories over playoff hopefuls. Since then, Boston has dropped another three in a row, two of which have come against an Eric Gordon-less [...]

Visions of a championship are going to prove fleeting for the Memphis Grizzlies. It may not be this season, it may not even be over the summer, but the Grizzlies are going to be disbanded. Under the weight of the not-so-new CBA, Memphis is going to get taxed up the you know what if it [...]

Mark Cuban and Dirk Nowitzki want the Dallas Mavericks to not just win, but contend for a title. But is that even possible? With the current roster, no. Hence Cuban’s interest in holding a fire sale. Or rather, a “I’ll take on any contract you don’t want if I like them” sale. Though Nowitzki’s return [...]

The Washington Wizards aren’t known for their basketball savvy anymore, yet not even they would be dumb enough to trade rookie Bradley Beal. Anywhere. Remember when THD sat down with Beal when he was coming out of HS? Well he’s come a long way since then, and is now becoming legit at the pro level [...]

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