Rudy Gay
American basketball player
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October 29 2024 | Rudy Gay announced his retirement from professional basketball through an article published in The Players' Tribune, marking the end of his NBA career. |
October 20 2023 | Gay was waived by the Golden State Warriors as part of their final preseason roster moves. |
September 28 2023 | Gay signed a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. |
July 12 2023 | Gay was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, and a 2026 2nd round pick in exchange for Patty Mills. |
July 7 2023 | Gay was traded from the Utah Jazz to the Atlanta Hawks along with a conditional 2026 second-round pick in exchange for John Collins. |
December 29 2021 | Gay scored 21 points off the bench during a 120–105 win against the Portland Trail Blazers while playing for the Utah Jazz. |
August 6 2021 | Rudy Gay signed with the Utah Jazz, beginning a new phase of his professional basketball career. |
December 5 2018 | Gay scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds during a 121–113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. |
October 29 2018 | Gay had a notable performance against the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 15 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and recording six steals in a 113–108 overtime win. |
July 11 2018 | Gay re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs. |
December 28 2017 | Gay suffered a right heel injury and was ruled out for at least two weeks. |
July 6 2017 | Rudy Gay signed with the San Antonio Spurs. |
January 18 2017 | Sustained a full rupture of his left Achilles tendon in a game against the Indiana Pacers, missing the remainder of the season. |
December 15 2015 | Recorded 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and a career-high 6 steals in a 107–97 win over the Houston Rockets. |
November 25 2015 | Scored a season-high 36 points in a 129–118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. |
2014 | Became a member of the United States national basketball team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, maintaining an undefeated record in the tournament. |
November 19 2014 | Signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension with the Sacramento Kings. |
October 31 2014 | Scored 40 points in a 103–94 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. |
June 22 2014 | Exercised his $19.3 million contract option with the Sacramento Kings for the 2014–15 season. |
January 22 2014 | Tied his career-high of 41 points in a Kings' win over the New Orleans Pelicans. |
2013 | Rudy Gay married his longtime girlfriend Ecko Wray, with whom he would have two children. |
2013 | Gay set a Toronto Raptors franchise record by scoring 74 points in his first three games with the team. |
2013 | Became the first player since Stephon Marbury in 2003–04 to lead two different teams in scoring in the same season. |
December 9 2013 | Traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Sacramento Kings, along with Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray. |
January 30 2013 | Rudy Gay was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal involving the Detroit Pistons. |
2012 | Made his first postseason appearance, averaging a team-high 19.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in seven games against the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Playoffs first round. |
February 2012 | Inducted into the Huskies of Honor, recognizing his significant contributions to the Connecticut basketball program. |
February 2 2012 | Passed Shane Battier as the Grizzlies' all-time leader in steals during a game against the Atlanta Hawks. |
February 15 2011 | Sustained a left shoulder subluxation that caused him to miss the final 23 regular-season games and all of the 2011 Playoffs. |
2010 | Helped the United States national basketball team win its first FIBA World Championship gold medal since 1994, averaging 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in 13.4 minutes across nine games during an undefeated tournament. |
July 8 2010 | Re-signed with the Memphis Grizzlies to a five-year, $82 million contract. |
April 2010 | Gay was awarded the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for March, recognizing his service to the Memphis community. As part of the award, the NBA donated $5,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Gay personally donated an additional $22,222. |
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