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Rudy Gay Seeks Five-Year, $50 Million Contract Extension
Rudy Gay Seeks Five-Year, $50 Million Contract Extension
by Chris Tomasson DENVER -- With Monday the deadline to sign a contract extension, Memphis forward Rudy Gay said it will take a deal of about $50 million over five years to get his signature. "I think I should be in that range,'' Gay told FanHouse before his team's 133-123 loss to Denver on ...
sign with Memphis Grizzlies before deadline
sign with Memphis Grizzlies before deadline
commercialappeal.com — Fourth-year forward Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension before the NBA deadline. Negotiations broke off Monday evening so Gay will become a restricted free agent next summer. The Griz still can match any ... (more) sign with Memphis Grizzlies before deadline
No extension for Gay, Grizzlies
sports.yahoo.com — Negotiations between the Memphis Grizzlies and Rudy Gay (notes) ended on Monday without a contract extension, and the forward will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. League sources said Gay ... (more) No extension for Gay, Grizzlies
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Grizzlies' Gay looking for big-bucks extension
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports — ... is hoping it brings him one. He's apparently looking to make $50 million over five years, according to FanHouse. ...

Suicide lines: Rondo, Paul get heated; Gay seeking $50 million
Ball Don't Lie — ... to toward the Hornets' tunnel. It was the culmination of a passionate clash between two under-25 point guards who each have a point of contention with the other. While many NBA players knuckle-knock, hug, and share laughs after games, hardly fostering any rivalry, it appears Paul and Rondo have an actual disdain for each other. [...] The situation began when both were assessed technicals after tangling under the basket with 6:10 left in the second quarter." Chris Tomasson, NBA FanHouse: "With Monday the deadline to sign a contract ...

Rudy Gay Wants $50 Mil
SLAM Online — ... There’s no beating around the bush from Rudy: “With Monday the deadline to sign a contract extension, Memphis forward Rudy Gay said it will take a deal of about $50 million over five years to get his signature. Monday at midnight ET is the deadline for Gay and other first-round picks from 2006 to sign extensions that would kick in for the 2010-11 season. If Gay and other eligible players don’t sign, they become restricted free agents next summer. Gay said his agent, Jeff Austin, told him Friday it’s “50-50” an extension will be ...

A source confirmed to FanHouse the deadline is expected to pass without Washington guard Randy Foye...
Bullets Forever — ... Fanhouse. I'm going to write more about this later. It's hardly surprising that Foye didn't receive an extension, but there's a legitimate argument that signing him now would have been very wise. ...

Preview: Grizzlies at Kings, Game 4
Sactown Royalty — ... There also happens to be a brewing dramatic production involving Rudy Gay in two costumes. The first is that of a dude who is trying to get a five-year, $50 million contract extension by midnight. No joke -- the NBA season starts earlier every year, but the league has never saw fit to change the early bird extension deadline, so Gay and other players entering their fourth year get four games under the belt while waiting on an extension. This could be Spencer Hawes next season. ...

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Rudy Gay To Be a Restricted Free Agent
3sob.com 21 days ago — According to the Commerical Appeal and several other sources, the Memphis Grizzlies will most likely not extend Rudy Gay's contract on Monday's deadline. No contract extension for Gay, even though he had average 16 points and five rebounds in his last game.
Rudy Gay to Hit Free Agency
mysportsrumors.com 21 days ago — It looks more and more like Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay will be hitting free agency next summer . There’s only a couple more hours till the midnight deadline for an extension and the two sides have ceased negotiations. That means the forward will become a restricted free agent this ...
2009-2010 NBA Regular Season: Rudy Gay Dunks On Kenyon Martin
yougotdunkedon.com 19 days ago — Rudy Gay puts one down over K-Mart, via GoldLakerLion .
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yougotdunkedon.com 19 days ago — Rudy Gay with the baseline finish over Biedrins, via NBA .
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blogs.courant.com 20 days ago — Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies reportedly did not reach an agreement on a contract extension before Monday's deadline, meaning Gay will become a restricted free agent in the offseason -- and maybe trade bait in the meantime. The Memphis Commercial ...
2009-2010 NBA Regular Season: Rudy Gay Dunks On Al Thornton
feedproxy.google.com 16 days ago — Seems like Rudy Gay is good for one of these a game. This time he claims Al Thornton on the baseline as his victim, via NBA . He also did this to Marcus Camby...but I couldn't find any video of it:
2009-2010 NBA Regular Season: Rudy Gay Dunks On D.J. Mbenga
yougotdunkedon.com 17 days ago — Rudy Gay says "you gotta be jokin' me" to D.J. Mbenga, via NBA . Last night was a GREAT night for poster dunks.
Served: Rudy Gay Gets Got By Travis Outlaw (video)
youtube.com 13 days ago — It's a rare occassion when Rudy Gay loses an athletic contest and boy did he ever lose here.
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Anthony continues hot start with 42 in win vs. GrizzliesUSATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories 22 days ago
Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies ...
Anthony heats up with 42 points in Nuggets' winESPN.com - NBA 22 days ago
Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.
Anthony Leads Nuggets Past Grizzlies and MayoNYT > Pro Basketball 22 days ago
DENVER (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.
Carmelo Anthony leads Nuggets over Grizzlies in shootoutL.A. Times - Basketball 22 days ago
The Denver forward has 42 points; O.J. Mayo scores a career-high 40 for Memphis. > Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver ...
Anthony leads Nuggets past Grizzlies and MayoSI.com - NBA 22 days ago
Shot-for-shot, Carmelo Anthony and O.J. Mayo tried to one-up each other all night. But Anthony won the scoring battle 42-40, while keying the Nuggets' 133-123 win over the Grizz.