His ability to guard on the perimeter and serve as a small-ball center should allow Snyder to use him in a number of different ways and lineups. Gay is expected to be a major part of the rotation this season. An official timeline, however, is not yet known. The team said Gay is expected to be back early in the regular season. Of note, the surgery came on the same foot as Gay's Achilles tear occured on in 2017. He has gone through portions of practice over Utah's training camp in Las Vegas, and has participated in shooting drills. Rudy Gay is expected to miss the first part of the season as he recovers from offseason surgery.įollowing the end of last season, Gay had surgery on his left heel and hasn't yet been cleared for contact. With that, read this next sentence carefully. LAS VEGAS - Over the last week, Jazz coach Quin Snyder has joked that the team needs to find a nickname for Rudy Gay to help distinguish him from Rudy Gobert.
