Much like Carlos Boozer, Rudy Gay stands to make a lot of money this year because of someone else.
It doesn't really matter that the chances of a LeBron James or Dwyane Wade departure seem to fluctuate like the tide; whether these icons move or not, they are
setting the table for those players who might be the headliners in any other offseason.
Rudy Gay is a bit of a value enigma for this coming summer. He is an extremely talented scorer, who has blossomed on a slowly up-and-coming team.
His 20 points per game are probably made more impressive by his young age (23), and many feel his defensive limitations might be improved with experience. Either way, he has a number of teams that won't feel too bad about making him "Plan B" in their free agency plans.
But what is Rudy Gay's true ceiling?
This is where many GMs begin to balk a little bit. Small forwards who can put up close to 20 points, six rebounds, and a pair of assists per game are actually one of the easier commodities to find.
Some, like Luol Deng, Shawn Marion, and Corey Maggette, were paid on ...
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