The massive luxury tax penalties that awaited the Grizzlies after this year would have been too large for anyone, especially a small-market team like Memphis. MORE: Straight Outta Vancouver | Detroit Bad Boys | Raptors HQĬomplete Rudy Gay trade coverage Memphis GrizzliesĪs has been mentioned before in this space, it was always a matter of when, not if, the Grizzlies would trade Gay, even after a recent trade of Marreese Speights and Wayne Ellington got Memphis under the luxury-tax threshold for this year. Regardless, it's important to look at each side's unique situation when evaluating this deal. I think it makes the whole thing all the more fascinating. Some might lament the three-team deal that sent Gay to the Raptors, Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis to the Grizzlies and Jose Calderon to the Pistons because the best team involved traded its leading scorer for financial reasons.
As with any deal in the new fiscally-conscious NBA, the Rudy Gay trade involving the Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons can be analyzed from many different angles.
