Kings general manager Pete D’Alessandro believes the management owed this aggressive approach to the fans.Ĭhuck Hayes was the only player traded who had a contract past the coming off-season, so if Gay was to take the player option of 19.3 million dollars, this trade is nothing but a bold gamble. The Sacramento Kings’ two trades this month acquiring Derrick Williams from Minnesota Timberwolves and now Rudy Gay from Toronto as made their line-up extremely athletic.