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Salmons is washed up and will probably be glued to the bench (remember how hard Colangelo tried to sign this guy? Irony).Ī full breakdown and analysis of this trade will be posted tomorrow morning at 9 AM. Chucky Hayes (also undersized) is a solid post-defender and and excellent locker-room presence. The 6-foot-8 small forward is due 16.5 million this season with 37. He will likely contend for minutes at power-forward (he’s too small to play center). Gay, averaging 17.2 points and 5.9 rebounds, signed a five-year, 82 million maximum contract in July 2010 with Memphis. Patterson is a pick-and-pop big who can stretch the floor. He will likely slot in at back-up point guard (or starting point guard should Lowry be dealt) and help stabilize the rudderless bench unit. Vasquez (or Dad’s Grey Biscuits, as Tas Melas likes to call him) is a young pick-and-roll point guard who had a semi-breakout year with the Pelicans last season (14 ppg, 9 apg). However the Raptors did acquire some interesting pieces. Rudy Gay has a player option for 19 million next season and if Ujiri waives Salmons and renounces Vasquez and Patterson next off-season, the Raptors will save nearly 13 million dollars next season. In getting rid of Catch-22, we Yossarians are finally able to escape the endless “long-two and iso-ball” horror show.ĭon’t get it twisted – this is little more than a salary dump for Masai Ujiri. Somehow, some way, Masai Ujiri found his dance partner in this year’s equivalent of Bryan Colangelo (GM Pete D’Alessandro, formerly of the Denver Nuggets). Here are the per-game numbers of the incoming players: Sacramento Kings: If you judge your trade winner based on who got the best player then the Kings won Sunday’s trade Rudy Gay is a quality wing. Let's find a mutually beneficial home for Gay. Greivis Vasquez and Patrick Patterson’s contracts both expire at the end of this season. I know there are plenty of potential Cousins destinations but the Kings aren't trading him. Salmons will earn 7.6 million this season and is on the books for 7.0 million next season, but the second year is only partially guaranteed and can be waived for 1 million dollars (Ujiri will definitely waive him).Ĭhuck Hayes is slated to earn 5.7 million dollars this season and 6.0 million dollar next season. The deal breaks down as follows: To the Raptors: According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings have agreed on a trade involving Rudy Gay.