It's just a way to illustrate Gay's issues this season.īut I was struck by one analysis of the trade that suggested Memphis made a big mistake dealing Gay. This isn't to say Crawford is better, because the two occupy different roles for a different quality of teams. By contrast, Jordan Crawford, who many don't like here, is averaging 18.4 points per 36 minutes with a PER of 15.5 and a true shooting percentage of 51.8. This season he's scoring less than 17 points per 36 minutes with a PER of 14.3 and a true shooting percentage of 47.8. Gay makes a lot of money and really isn't that good of a player. The Grizzlies ultimately settled on a cheaper small forward and a young prospect that's better than any young prospect the Wizards could have offered outside of John Wall and Bradley Beal, both of whom obviously weren't going anywhere.Ĭonventional wisdom suggests the Wizards dodged a bullet here. Instead, he's heading to Toronto for Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis. By now, you know that the Washington Wizards didn't end up getting Rudy Gay in a trade.
