Together, Bargnani and Gay reduce the Raptors salary by nearly $20 million for next season. First, he unloaded Andrea Bargnani and the $23 million owed him to the New York Knicks, and now unloads the $37 million-plus left on Gay's deal. Since taking over in the spring, Toronto GM Masai Ujiri has delivered his second coup on the trade front. Rudy Gay, forward Age 27 Season Eighth Contract remaining Two years, US37.2-million (player option for 2014-15) Statistics 18 games, 19.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 38 FG, 15. Vasquez will be a restricted free agent this summer, and gives the Raptors an unselfish team-building playmaker to start rebuilding its team around. The trading of Vasquez to the Raptors clears the way for Isaiah Thomas to take over as the Kings point guard. The Kings plan to use Gay at the stretch-four position. The forward will almost assuredly exercise the option and take that salary next season.
Gay is making $17.8 million this year, and holds a player option for $19.3 million for the 2014-15 season. Gay and the Raptors had become increasingly unhappy with each other, league sources said, and Gay's contract was an obstacle to the franchise's desire to begin the rebuilding process. He will miss the Kings game on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks, but is expected to debut on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, a source told Yahoo Sports. Gay will fly from Los Angeles, where he was with the Raptors, to Sacramento on Monday morning to take a physical.