What are your thoughts on the trade? Hit me up on Twitter at and let me know. I would grade the trade as a A- for the Raptors and a C+ for the Kings. John Salmons is simply a salary that the Raptors had to take on to make this trade work. Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes can be solid role players and can be used as future pieces of a trade at the deadline. Vasquez gives the Raptors a point guard to replace Kyle Lowry when he is eventually traded later this year. Power forwards mobile enough to guard him (well that pick and roll) are important for teams. Another thing that is weird is that I think teams will start building around Draymond Green now. The Raptors finally set a course for a much needed rebuild with this trade as it gets them out of Gay’s contract and gives them flexibility to make additional moves. I really like Gay to LAC.it would add a whole new dimension to their team and make them a lot tougher. I think the Kings need to give Jimmer Fredette these minutes to see what they have and to possibly showcase him for a potential trade. It will be interesting to see who the backup point guard will be now that minutes are available. The trading of Vasquez gives much deserved full time starting minutes to Isaiah Thomas. It is unlikely that the Kings will be able to lure a marquee free agent this summer so the loss of cap room is notĪ crippling move. There is also a small possibility that Gay opts out of his contract after this year. They will have an intriguing offence but I don’t think a Gay, Cousins and Derrick Williams frontcourt is going to make a lot of stops. I don’t think Gay makes the Kings a playoff team in the Western Conference but he makes the team better. It is well documented that Gay is an inefficient player but his usage rate should fall now that he is sharing the floor with DeMarcus Cousins and Isaiah Thomas.
The Kings take a bold step to add an above average wing player who is a significant upgrade over their existing options.
My better late than never thoughts on the seven player trade where the Toronto Raptors traded Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings: