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The Spurs should be able to win more than 50 games in an increasingly competitive Western Conference. Over 675 games with the Raptors, DeRozan averaged 20 points a game on nearly 50% shooting a night. We saw the USC alum improve and accomplish unmatched feats north of the border under Raptors Head Coaches Jay Triano and Dwane Casey. After seeing what Gay was able to accomplish since departing Toronto in his late-20’s, who’s to say that DeRozan can’t do much of the same, especially under a better coach. More than five years ago, Gay’s first points as a Raptor came from a half-court lob from DeRozan. This time around, I wouldn��t be surprised to see DeRozan’s first points come off a pass from Gay.Rudy Gay played high school basketball at Eastern Technical and Archbishop Spalding, both in Maryland. He was a five star recruit and the fifth ranked basketball player of his class for his athleticism and strength along with the diversity he had of scoring the ball. He could shoot a long distance three or drive and throw down a dunk with ease. This showed, and scouts began to pick up on it. Gay got numerous scholarships to different colleges, but decided to attend the University of Connecticut, who were coming off of an NCAA championship. In his freshmen season, Gay averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds and brought UCONN to the second round before losing to North Carolina State. Gay was eligible to enter 2005 NBA draft, but decided that he had more to prove before he got into the big league.
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His draft value got boosted after averaging 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds in his sophomore season. As a result, UCONN won more games than the previous year and made it to the elite eight before losing to George Mason in a close overtime game. People had high hopes on Rudy Gay coming out of college. He was projected high on many mock drafts, with third being the highest I've seen. But Gay did not get drafted third overall, nor fourth or fifth, and instead he fell to eighth and finally got picked by the Houston Rockets. Houston would trade Gay and Stromile Swift to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shane Battier straight after drafting him.