Indeed, Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, Gay's former teammate, currently offers similar scoring production (and similar efficiency questions) at that price level, and he is generally regarded as a bargain rather than an albatross. Critics can harp on Gay's quick trigger, limited range and unquestionable thirst for the long two, but it would be difficult to make the argument that he would be overpaid at less than $10 million a year. A $13.4 million salary in an $85 million salary cap would be roughly equivalent to a $9.9 million salary in the NBA's current $63 million salary cap. Let's say, for example, that Gay's extension starts at around $12.5 million in 2015-16 and increases to $13.4 million in 2016-17 with standard raises. Remember that the league's new media rights revenue is set to jump for the 2016-17 season, meaning the second year of Gay's extension will occupy a relatively smaller portion of the Kings' cap than it will next season. Two obvious silver linings exist: The worst of the salary-cap carnage will be over after this season, and the new terms, on their own, are pretty reasonable. That adds up to $64-plus million over four seasons, and there's a decent chance that Sacramento won't have an All-Star nod or a playoff appearance to show for that sizable investment. He has been pulled out of the Raptors lineup for tonight. Rudy Gay is headed to the Kings, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The hot shot general manager has traded the massive contract of Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings in a seven-player deal according to Yahoo Sports. Trading for Gay required that the Kings pay him $17.9 million last year, $19.3 million this year and roughly $27 million over the next two seasons. The Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has completed mission impossible. By drastically cutting Gay's average annual value and including an opt-out in 2017, this extension represents a dramatic improvement for Sacramento, but the Rudy Gay Experience is still going to cost the Kings. Gay's opt-in ensured Sacramento would keep one of the league's most inflated contracts on the books for a second season.
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The Kings were reportedly keen on keeping Gay this summer, when he had the opportunity to opt out of his current contract and an early extension is likely the byproduct of those ongoing talks. MAHONEY: Gay drains jumper in this week's While You Weren't Watching.The Fundamentals: The brilliant dawn of DeMarcus Cousins