Woj: Phoenix in talks to acquire Rudy Gay

[Rhettmatic]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--suns- ... nM-;_ylv=3

The Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns are engaged in trade talks centered on forward Rudy Gay, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Grizzlies have been shopping Gay to multiple teams, and found an interested trade partner with the Suns, sources said.

There's no framework of a possible deal in place, but the Grizzlies have expressed a strong desire that any package involving Gay include Suns forward Jared Dudley and future first-round draft picks, sources said.

In an effort to avoid paying luxury tax in the short term, as well as get off the $16.8 million and $19.3 million owed Gay in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, new Memphis management has aggressively shopped Gay. The Grizzlies have made proposals on Gay to several teams, front-office sources told Yahoo! Sports.

[Totem]

As a raptor fan : NOOOOooooOOOOOOoooOOOOO!

Edit: wait what are they gonna trade, memphis doesn't want gortat and the lakers pick is not that speacial.

[DeenNY31]

Wtf is Phoenix thinking???

[SweetTouch]

Damn just saw Rudy shooting stats

Does he train during the offseason ?

[EiRON]

This is not happening

[ClayDavis]

I can't see sarver taking on gays contract with Beasley still on the team.

[[GR]]

Grizz with Dudley are a much better team.

[menten]

phoenix trying to compete for the 9th seed

[co_laper]

Phoenix also a better team with Gay than Dudley.

[MitchSlapped]

Phoenix loses unless they get rid of both Beasley and Frye as well.

[Rhettmatic]

Wonder if this is wishful thinking on Memphis's part. The Woj article implies they'd be getting Dudley and multiple firsts, which looks mighty optimistic to me given Gay's contract.

[ITGM]

So Phoenix is getting Gay? Mmmmmm makes sense.

[mademan]

It would be a pretty good trade for memphis. Save money, dudley's an awesome role player and they pick up the lakers pick for an inefficient chucker/mediocre defender Gay.

[vincecarter4pres]

My money would be Dudley/Beasley/1st round pick or 2 with some form of protection.

As the article says, Memphis has had talks with a number of teams. Makes it seem they're shopping him to everyone, this maybe what they are asking, not what they'll get or what Phoenix offered.

[Calvin Klein]

Let's hope not.