It seems safe to assume that, at some point along the way, DeRozan’s post-trade frustrations may arise again but, with Gay in his corner and a solid situation on paper, things are looking up again for the now-former Raptors standout. Still, he is a tremendously talented player operating under a legendary head coach and with a highly effective system in place. On the floor, there may be some challenges with DeRozan in a new situation, if only because the Spurs are a very different organization than most in the league. Still, the interview notes that the two remain close and that Gay has been integral in helping DeRozan to acclimate to his new surroundings. Gay shared that he “was being a friend” at that point in the process, citing that he “knew where (DeRozan) was coming from” in that moment. The Grizzlies agreed to trade their star swingman to the Raptors on. It certainly doesn’t come as a shock that DeRozan would reach out to a friend in the profession for advice and comfort but, in this case, DeRozan was also joining Gay in his new situation. Rudy Gay is on his way to Toronto in the latest and most dramatic move in the Memphis Grizzlies’ money-motivated makeover. “I took the chance to calm him down and let him understand it’s not that bad.” “He felt a little hurt, so he called me,” Gay told Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. It was revealed this week that the two shared an important conversation after the trade took place, and Gay helped him feel better about the surprise move. Still, he’ll be playing alongside a close friend and former Raptors teammate in Rudy Gay. Though things have calmed down a bit over time, DeRozan is still in a new place for the first time in his NBA career and, even with the organizational stability in San Antonio, things will be different for the former USC star. The subplot of DeRozan’s reaction to news of the trade, however, was interesting in that the All-Star wing was clearly frustrated, especially when it came to the lack of advance notice from the Raptors organization that the trade went down. At the time, the move was largely lauded for the Raptors, as Toronto managed to secure the services of Kawhi Leonard (and Danny Green) for an-court price that was deemed to be quite reasonable for a top-flight player in the midst of his prime. Meanwhile, Jose Calderon is a happy man, he no longer has to pay that ridiculous tax but what he does have to deal with is another clog at point guard in Detroit with Brandon Stuckey, Brandon Knight and Will Bynum.More than two months have passed since DeMar DeRozan was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs. The top tax rate in Toronto is 49.53%, that will eat away the 17 mil Gay will make this season.
This trade also comes with huge financial change in some of the players salary, Rudy Gay will expect to pay a lot more in taxes with the trade to Toronto. The Raptors also receive the best player in the trade which never hurts. Davis per 36 minutes would average 14.5 points per game and 10 rebounds per game. The arguably Raptors get the best part of the deal, they give up an aging point guard while having Kyle Lowry a promising young point guard, they also give up Ed Davis who is averaging 9 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game. It may be because of all the rumors surrounding him that he has not been able to stay focus. Rudy Gay is not having that great of a season this year, he is having the 2nd worst socring season of his career, worst FG% in his career at 40%, worst 3 point percentage at 31%. They trade 17.8 million, and receive 11.9 million in return.
The Grizzles finally find a team willing to take Rudy Gay off their hands for the right price, Grizzles get rid of a lot of salary in this deal. The Pistons, Grizzles and Raptors have all agreed on a three team deal involving a bunch of players but the most noticeable one’s are Rudy Gay, Jose Calderon and Tayshaun Price. Pistons Trade: Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye Grizzles Get: Tayshaun Prince, Ed Davis, Austin Daye, an undisclosed second-round pick