So when Rudy Gay wakes up on Christmas morning, where are the likely places that will be? And if he is traded, then it’s not going to be so they can make a run for the playoffs and waiting too long to trade him might give the team too many wins, a problem if you’re trying to get a high pick. If Ujiri does end up trading Gay, then it’s likely it will be before Christmas. Either they will or they won’t, and, in the end, the decision rests with Masai Ujiri. This also isn’t a column about whether or not the Raptors should trade Rudy Gay. Numerous publications, both in Canada and the US, had already wondered aloud whether Gay would make it to the trade deadline without changing his address. Now this wasn’t exactly a revolutionary thought. When Grantland’s Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose previewed the Raptor’s season, one of the things they agreed on was that Gay’s days in Toronto were numbered. No, this isn’t a way-too-early puff piece about Rudy Gay showing up on Christmas morning at some lucky fan’s house.
