Payne suffered a broken foot which ended that deal in a hurry. Oklahoma City was gong to offer a package deal to Sacramento which had second-year guard Cameron Payne included. As CBS Sports noted in their report, there was a deal in the works before between the teams, or at least close to in the works. With that said, Oklahoma City would need to come up with something or someone reasonable to offer the Kings in exchange for a player of Gay's value. 18 in the league for the category, and could certainly use the extra scoring against teams with the abilities of the Spurs, Warriors, and Clippers, who are all within the top five right now. In addition to just the scoring number, Gay has been hitting three-pointers at a rate of 42.4 percent, which could seriously help improve the Thunder.
Gay has been averaging 22.3 points per game so far this season through 10 games for the Sacramento Kings. Adding Rudy Gay would bring another scoring option. Westbrook has been the guy willing this team to wins, but it's hard to expect him to continue such a performance each and every night. "They remain interested in bigger wings, including Rudy Gay, sources say, in part because such a player would slide everyone down to their intended spots: Oladipo to the bench, and Andre Roberson back to defending shooting guards." Lowe mentions the biggest reason to bring in a bigger wing to Oklahoma City. While they brought in Victor Oladipo from Orlando as help in Durant's absence, they had wanted him as a sixth man, rather than being part of the starting lineup with guard Russell Westbrook. Apparently, OKC is said to still be "interested in bigger wings," which makes perfect sense after KD's departure. On Thursday, ESPN's Zach Lowe offered up the valid speculation of a deal involving Rudy Gay heading to the Thunder. How likely is the deal to get done and will it help OKC get back towards the Western Conference Finals again? The Oklahoma City Thunder are said to still be considering Gay for their roster, after the departure of Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors.
It appears that Sacramento Kings star Rudy Gay could be a target for a team in need of some help. As various NBA trade rumors continue to fly around the internet, one of the latest has more merit than most.