On January 30, 2013, the Grizzlies traded Gay to the Toronto Raptors. Consequently, Gay was named to the 2007 NBA All-Rookie First Team. In his rookie year, that is the 2006-07 season, Gay played 78 games, averaging 10.8 points, 1.3 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game. Gay played for the Memphis Grizzlies from 2006 to 2013. He was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Gay had an excellent college career and was a unanimous Big East All-Rookie Team selection and was also the Big East Rookie of the Year (2005).Īfter playing college basketball, Gay was selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Gay played college basketball for the University of Connecticut from 2004 to 2006. Gay plays in the position of Small forward / Power forward and he was also named to the 2007 NBA All-Rookie First Team. However, Gay was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. a.k.a Rudy Gay was the 2006, Round 1, 8th overall draft pick by the Houston Rockets. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Rudy Gay Career BEIJING, CHINA – OCTOBER 15: Rudy Gay #8 of Sacramento Kings looks on during the 2014 NBA Global Games match between the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings at MasterCard Center on Octoin Beijing, China.
