He is a good fit for the Americans because he can swing between both forward spots, which would have been filled by Durant and Paul George, who broke his right leg last week. San Antonio Spurs player and Baltimore native Rudy Gay and his wife Ecko Wray Gay along with some of his teammates visited the Pickup USA Fitness gym in Towson on November 19 before its grand opening. The 6-foot-8 Gay averaged 20 points last season for Toronto and Sacramento. "I can't wait to join my teammates in Chicago and work hard to make certain the USA takes home the gold in Spain." "I am extremely excited to once again be part of Team USA and its rich tradition," Gay said. The Americans resume practice Thursday in Chicago, with the World Cup of Basketball set to begin on Aug. He also was one of the last cuts made by the 2012 Olympic team. Gay, the Sacramento Kings forward, appeared in all nine games for the Americans in the 2010 world championship, averaging 7.0 points off the bench. He has a lot of equity in the USA Basketball national team." In the wake of the devastating injury to Paul George and yesterday’s withdrawal of Kevin Durant, Team USA has added Rudy Gay to their roster in the buildup to the FIBA World Cup. "Rudy has been an integral member of USA Basketball since 2005 and was a tremendous contributor to our 2010 world championship team. "We both felt he would be a valuable addition because of his outstanding skills and the fact that he is so familiar with USA Basketball and our national team program," Colangelo said Friday in a statement. USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo received a call Thursday night, shortly after Kevin Durant pulled out, and was told that Gay was available if he and coach Mike Krzyzewski were interested. The 6'8' forward played college basketball for the University of Connecticut before being drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies days later.
national basketball team has added Rudy Gay, who helped them win a gold medal four years ago and asked to rejoin the team following a series of player withdrawals. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). I just want to contribute and get them over the hump.The U.S. “The fact that this team was the number one team in the league last year without me, that gives me a cushion,” Gay said. The return may not be soon, but Gay isn’t worried how the Jazz will fare in his absence. We’re excited to get him back healthy and ready to go.” So he’s constantly asking questions - and the guys love him. And so he’s trying to be caught up as fast as you can. We do have a lot of nuances and small things that other teams might not do or say or implement. “You know, the guy is just constantly around in the scrimmage, and he’s giving advice. “Oh man, he’s been a great leader for us,” said Mike Conley - who also played with Gay in Memphis. It’s more that he’s playing it smart and in the meantime, still staying engaged with his teammates. In short, it’s not that Gay doesn’t want to be around, or that he’s taking it easy. Rudy Gay getting in some post work with assistant coach Vince Legarza /MDomD5J0gq- Eric Walden October 8, 2021 After a slow start, the USA team got things going in the second quarter and cruised to a.