Gay, a 34-year-old UConn product who now is listed at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, will slot in primarily as a stretch-4 and perhaps occasionally as a small-ball-5 and even an oversized 3, helping the team gain some of the positional versatility it was lacking in the 2021 postseason. With the Jazz back over the luxury tax line due to the Conley signing, and their taxpayer midlevel exception now gone with the Gay signing, any remaining roster moves the team makes will come from either minimum-salary signings (including for Second-round pick Jared Butler)or via trade. The Athletic and ESPN were first to report the deal. Veteran forward Rudy Gay and the Jazz have agreed to a two-year deal worth $12.1 million, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune. Day 1 of NBA free agency saw the Utah Jazz bring back one of their own guys in Mike Conley.ĭay 2 saw them bring in someone new to fill a hole.
