“I feel about Rudy the way I do about our team: as he plays more, he’ll continue to be able to give us more,” Snyder said. Snyder has been extending Gay’s minutes lately, even in games that are out of reach.
This is all trying to get in a rhythm so we can be our best by then.”Ĭoach Quin Snyder recognizes that because he’s missed so much time, Gay is still adjusting to his role on the team. Just trying to make a long run in these playoffs. “I feel pretty good going into the later part of the season,” he said. Although the season is winding down, Gay feels like there’s still progress to be made before the playoffs. He missed four more games because of soreness in the heel and another six in February due to illness and knee pain.
Gay signed as a free agent over the summer, but offseason heel surgery kept him out of action through the first 14 games of the season. Rudy Gay‘s first season with the Jazz has been disappointing, but he believes there’s still time to turn it around, writes Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. The Grizzlies top the list on ESPN’s Future Power Rankings, according to Kevin Pelton, Bobby Marks, Andre’ Snellings, and Tim Bontemps ( Insider link).The annual honor recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team. DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gay, Jeff Green, Udonis Haslem, Jrue Holiday, Andre Iguodala, Jaren Jackson Jr., Kevin Love, Boban Marjanovic, Chris Paul, Fred VanVleet and Grant Williams are the contenders. The 12 finalists for the league’s Teammate of the Year award have been announced, the NBA announced ( via Twitter).
China Central Television, its state-run TV network, broadcasted Tuesday night’s matchup between the Clippers and Jazz, which kicked off a full return of the league to China’s airwaves. China had boycotted NBA broadcasts since 2019, when former Houston executive Daryl Morey tweeted support for pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.
“Unfortunately, we are forced to state that there are no conditions for Jonas Jerebko to play for the Sweden basketball national team,” a Swedish Basketball Federation press release stated in part. That didn’t sit well with the Swedish National Team, who suspended him, according to Johnny Askounis of. The ex-NBA big man signed with CSKA Moscow, the team tweets. While some former NBA players have left Russian teams following the invasion into Ukraine, Jonas Jerebko is resuming his career there.