For years, it had been a struggle for the Kings, but the new ownership and management regime made the kind of organizational changes needed to court and keep Gay.
The Kings have wanted to re-sign Gay for several months, and Gay decided to push forward with an agreement in recent days, deciding to bypass free agency in the summer.įor the Kings, the re-signing of Gay is an important statement on the franchise's ability to get high-level players to decide to stay with the organization. Gay's agent, Alex Saratsis of Octagon, finalized the details of the deal with Sacramento management over the past several days, culminating with an agreement on Saturday night. The deal includes a player option for the final season, just like his last contract did. Rudy Gay will be a Sacramento King for the foreseeable future.Īdrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported today that the Kings and Gay had reached agreement on a contract extension worth $40 million over 3 years.
