It appears the Toronto Raptors are inching closer to acquiring Rudy Gay from the Memphis Grizzlies.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Raptors and Grizzlies are getting closer to pulling off a trade that would send Gay to Toronto and Jose Calderon and Ed Davis to Memphis.
Memphis and Toronto pushing closer on deal to send Rudy Gay to the Raptors, sources tell Y! Sports. Raps would part with Calderon and Davis.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 30, 2013
Wojnarowski also reports a deal could be completed as soon as Wednesday night.
Raptors and Grizzlies are discussing framework of trade with respective ownership groups now, sources tell Y! Deal could be done tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 30, 2013
Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo has been searching for an athletic small forward for some time and Gay would immediately fill that role in Toronto.
Gay signed a five-year, $82-million contract in the summer of 2010. He has averaged 17.2 points and 5.9 for Memphis this season.
Going online now: ESPN sources say Grizzlies and Raps have deal in place to swap Rudy Gay and Hamed Haddadi for Ed Davis and Jose Calderon
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) January 30, 2013
Keep it here for all the latest Rudy Gay-to-Toronto news and rumours as they break live on Twitter.
Trade call with league office on three-way deal that sends Rudy Gay to Toronto begins at 7 pm EST.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 30, 2013
