16 Dec 2016 14:19:02
SAC-ORL

Sacramento sends Rudy Gay

Orlando sends Mario Hezonja, DJ Augustin, 2017 First Round Pick (top-14 protected)

Sacramento gets a fairly nice haul for Gay with a reliable PG (which they need) and a nice prospect, plus the potential of a pick in the 15-19 range in a loaded draft.

Orlando gets a proven perimeter scorer, which they desperately need, and gets rid of Augustin's contract. The pick is also nice because of the experiment fails and they miss the playoffs, they can still keep their pick.

1.) 16 Dec 2016
16 Dec 2016 21:17:13
Why would Orlando ever do this? If Hennigan did this, then his fired immediately. He cleared Harris to then loose a 1st, Henzonja and Augustin (who si playing reasonably well) for Gay?

2.) 17 Dec 2016
17 Dec 2016 00:57:21
Orlando is a mess and I don't like the moves they've made past few years or the moves they say they want to make. They claim they want to add scoring through the trade market and Rudy Gay is one of the top ones readily available so its a fairly natural fit. I don't however think Rudy Gay's value is nearly this high especially considering he is an expiring contract. I don't think it should take more than Jeff Green and the Magic 1st (lottery protected) . If Magic give up Hezonja to get him then next year could look real rough as Gay and Ibaka enter FA.