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NBA Rumors: Rudy Gay Waived by Thunder After Offseason Trades from Jazz, Hawks – Bleacher Report
The Oklahoma City Thunder have waived veteran forward Rudy Gay, per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic.
The 36-year-old has played the last two seasons with the Utah Jazz. He averaged 5.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 14.6 minutes over 56 games off the bench in 2022-23.
The former UConn star has already been traded twice this season.
The Jazz sent him to the Atlanta Hawks along with a future second-round pick for forward John Collins on June 26.
The Hawks then traded Gay, TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba and a second-round pick to the Thunder for Patty Mills on July 8.
Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype provided some insight on the move from a Thunder perspective.
The Oklahoma City Thunder make their first cut after reaching the offseason maximum 21 players on their roster.<br><br>Rudy Gay was the most obvious first cut since his salary can't be aggregated in a trade.<br><br>Victor Oladipo and Davis Bertans can since they were acquired with cap space. <a href="https://t.co/Vbfc51RBAO">https://t.co/Vbfc51RBAO</a>
Gay has played 17 NBA seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Jazz, averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He posted a career-high 21.1 PPG for the Kings in 2014-15.
He entered the NBA as the eighth overall pick in the 2006 draft following a fantastic collegiate career which ended with him earning consensus second-team All-American honors.
Per ClutchPoints, Gay is one of five active NBA players drafted in 2006 or earlier alongside LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry and P.J. Tucker.
