The Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns are engaged in trade talks centered on forward Rudy Gay, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Grizzlies have been shopping Gay to multiple teams, and found an interested trade partner with the Suns, sources said.
There's no framework of a possible deal in place, but the Grizzlies have expressed a strong desire that any package involving Gay include Suns forward Jared Dudley and future first-round draft picks, sources said.
In an effort to avoid paying luxury tax in the short term, as well as get off the $16.8 million and $19.3 million owed Gay in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, new Memphis management has aggressively shopped Gay. The Grizzlies have made proposals on Gay to several teams, front-office sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Hmm wonder if the c's could get in on this and acquire Gortat?
Suns sends: Dudley , Gortat,filler, 1st
Suns get : Gay, Bass
Mem sends: Gay
Mem gets : Dudley, Lee , boston 1st,suns 1st
Bos sends: Lee, Bass,1st,
Bos gets: Gortat
I actually think this makes a lot of sense for all teams involved. Might need some tweaking, depending on the personal preferences of each team, but it seems to work.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ah284nj This deal actually might work even better:
Boston gets Gortat
Memphis gets Dudley, Lee, and a first rounder from Boston and Phoenix
Phoenix gets Gay and Melo
For Boston needs no explanation. Turn spare parts to fill a need.
For Memphis, they get two guys who fit well with their identity, but make a lot less money than Gay. Lee also can be insurance in case the lose Allen this summer.
And Phoenix gets a quality wing to build around.