Better than Eric Bledsoe, Giannis, Avery Bradley, Kent Bazemore, P.J. He averaged 2.8 deflections per game - same as Russ and Thabo Sefolosha.His DFG% is 43.6% - the same as Wilson Chandler and Danny Green, and better than Al-Farouq Aminu, Marvin Williams, Jared Dudley, Wes Matthews and Tony Allen.Gay is 8th in DRPM among Small Forwards.Some of these numbers are a little shocking, so you might want to sit down. Gay may not be a stopper, but he is not the zero many think he is. The numbers indicate he’s not as bad of a defender as people think. He ranks 14th among Small Forwards and had a PER of 17.Ģ. The numbers like Gay a lot more than the Thunder forwards ( Suprise!). Andre Roberson is ranked 17th among Small Forwards, but we are all aware of his deficiencies on the offensive end. Jerami Grant and Doug McDermott are two of the bottom three players in ESPN’s RPM. The team had probably the worst forward rotation in the NBA last season, with none of them having a PER above 10.7 (league average is around 15).
#RUDY GAY TRADE THUNDER UPGRADE#
There is no question the Thunder needs an upgrade at the forward position. He’s better than the other Small Forwards/Power Forwards OKC has now. While Gay is a 6’8” small forward that averaged 18.7 points per game last season, does he even fit with the Thunder? Let’s take a look.ġ.
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Sources: Free agent Rudy Gay hosts meetings in Austin, Texas with interested suitors this weekend. The rumor that Woj won’t stop bringing up: The Thunder has interest in Rudy Gay.