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    Rudy Gay to the Kings.

    Kings are serious all of a sudden?
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    For who?

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    The Toronto Raptors have reached an agreement in principle to send Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

    The Kings will send Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes to the Raptors, sources said. In addition to Gay, the Raptors will send Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Kings, sources said.

    Toronto general manager Masai Ujiri has abandoned the fleeting possibility of chasing a playoff berth with these Raptors and has accelerated his desire to move into a full rebuilding mode, league sources said.

    The Raptors and Gay 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.

    Gay is making $17.8 million this year, and holds a player option for $19.3 million for the 2014-15 season. Gay will almost assuredly exercise the option and take that salary next season.

    Ujiri is in his first full season running the Raptors. The possibility of Toronto getting into the high lottery for the star-packed 2014 NBA Draft is important, especially with the possibility of selecting Toronto-native Andrew Wiggins of Kansas. Toronto has lost five straight games, and dropped to 6-12 in the Eastern Conference.

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    toronto backers might wanna double up if hes yanked out

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    Team killer, not a fan of his.

    The one good aspect is this will give the starting point guard position solely to Isaiah Thomas.

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    Tatddy should be a happy that another gay dude went up north..

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    Good trade for raptors

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    yessss the craptors are less crapy now

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    Good deal for the Kings.

    Opens up the starting PG spot for Thomas

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    weird trade for the raptors since they stated last year he was gonna be the face of the franchise. How do you give up your star player when your a game out of the playoff hunt (I KNOW ITS EARLY BUT STILL) If the knicks and nets are gonna be that bad the raptors can take on the celtics i would of assumed. Well there goes the raptors season.

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    ESPN still has no clue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    Team killer, not a fan of his.
    Thank you.

    I'm so sick of seeing this guy get defended here. Kings aren't getting "serious" by acquiring Gay -- they're just being the Kings, and slipping further into the abyss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinnie Paz View Post
    Good trade for raptors
    Absolutely. I'm impressed.

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    I think Sacramento has talented pieces, no idea if they're a team.

    In my opinion, I'd bet Gay is pissed this happened. He was in a situation where he could shoot 30 times a game and the coach didn't care.

    I just hope this allows Derrick Williams to start at the 4 instead of trying to play him at the 3 anymore.

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    Lakers already moved to -6 at most books

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    great trade for Toronto. Vasquez will fit in great at Toronto. Remember when Memphis was getting criticized for trading Gay. Gay should have never gotten a max contract to begin with.

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    wheres vasquez gonna play unless they play lowry same type of player a stat filler point guard unless they move lowry to the 2 guard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratpack View Post
    wheres vasquez gonna play unless they play lowry same type of player a stat filler point guard unless they move lowry to the 2 guard
    backup to Lowry

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    this is an even deal, swapping players that no other team in nba would want except kings and raptors.

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    Can't have 2 ball hogs(Gay and DeRozan) in the same team who want to play hero ball all the time. DeRozan will be the go to guy now.

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    With Toronto down 3 players tonight and Gay being
    one of their stars, how can you NOT like Lakers tonight, right??

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    This should put the Kings over the top. I think within a year or two they will be a real force in the West. Watch out.




    .........sike. Kings still suck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratpack View Post
    weird trade for the raptors since they stated last year he was gonna be the face of the franchise. How do you give up your star player when your a game out of the playoff hunt (I KNOW ITS EARLY BUT STILL) If the knicks and nets are gonna be that bad the raptors can take on the celtics i would of assumed. Well there goes the raptors season.
    Beginning of season I said the Raptors were tanking for Wiggins, Gay was going to be gone and Lowry was leaving. Gay's contract was just TOO MUCH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheeArchBishop View Post
    With Toronto down 3 players tonight and Gay being
    one of their stars, how can you NOT like Lakers tonight, right??
    acy and gray never play any minutes anyways and gay is a ball hog who shoots 10 percent,the raptors are better now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Git Lo View Post
    Beginning of season I said the Raptors were tanking for Wiggins, Gay was going to be gone and Lowry was leaving. Gay's contract was just TOO MUCH.
    He is paid higher than KD, Rose and Harden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bruins35 View Post
    acy and gray never play any minutes anyways and gay is a ball hog who shoots 10 percent,the raptors are better now
    I know Acy and Gray never really played but still now short 3 bodies. i'll lay off this game but can see Lakers covering in a charged up home crowd with kobe back and other players on Tor perhaps a bit distracted on these moves today bc they may be worried about their own playing
    time going fwd, etc.

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    rudy gay out, kobe returning, perfect storm for toronto +6.5?

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    but git lo they are like a game out of the playoffs in a CRAPPY DIVISION they are clearing up all this money with gay and barginiani but lets be hones THIS AINT HOCKEY no free agent is gonna wanna go to toronto when was the last time they got somebody. Now the most famous person on the team is drake and if i recall he is in the "front office"

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    Rudy Gay making almost $20M next year

    Gay sucks ball bag.

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    Vasquez is a player. So soon we forget he led the league in assists last year. Since kingsf have zero motion and zero offensive sets he didn't fit in as a distributor. Put him on the spurs and he'd average 11 assists a game.

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    Great move by raptors here as they lucked out someone would take him.
    Yet another horrible move by the Kings who just love to be the worst team in the NBA now that the Clippers gave that position up.
    Gay is terrible, one of the most overrated players in the NBA. Also a cancer, he will never win.

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    yeah but what is he gonna do in toronto who dont have a lot of talent now that gay is gone. Only the center valuciniais "spelling" and derozan is the only offense they have

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    Greivis Vasquez is under-rated. He will flourish in the NBA very soon. Surprised kings dealt this guy. However, Kings are trying to get athletic and right now, they have to be one of the most athletic teams in the nba

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    Quote Originally Posted by King Mayan View Post
    Tatddy should be a happy that another gay dude went up north..

    this made me chuckle for a few reasons. mostly because KM wrote it

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