ProFitX projects Gay’s next deal to be between $9 million and $11.8 million in annual salary. Follow them on Twitter at ProFitXAI and on Instagram. The Athledex models historical, dynamic, and future performance data to monitor and project insights on contracts, performance, injuries, team fit, development, and potential. ProFitX is a dynamic financial and performance index powered by Artificial Intelligence with front-office optics displaying 17 visual and time-series models for 480-plus NBA athletes. According to ProFitX, Gay’s production last season was equal to that of a player making $14.2 million last season, meaning Gay’s production narrowly missed his contract amount. Last season, Gay earned $14.5 million with the Spurs. San Antonio Spurs: Rudy Gay’s Contract Projection Opponents scored 9.2 fewer points per 100 possessions according to (which removes garbage time from their data) when Gay was on the floor. Gay also collected 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, one turnover, and he was in the top five on the team among rotation players in per-36 metrics like deflections, steals, defensive field goal percentage, blocks, and defensive rebounds. Being able to throw the ball to Gay in the post was something the Spurs could try if their initial sets on a possession didn’t work out.
While the Spurs have gone away from including many post-up possessions in their offense, Gay was tied with DeRozan for most post-ups on the team with 80, and he shot 53.8 percent on those post-ups. Along with Patty Mills, Derrick White, and Lonnie Walker IV, Gay was one of the top four Spurs the team relied on for outside shooting on a night-to-night basis. He scored 11.4 points per game while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 38 percent from the 3-point line.
Gay was consistent with the production he brought to the team, logging 63 games 22 minutes per game.