It’s possible Gay still considers the free agent market, though, and there is some history of new deals coming off an Achilles tear. What It Means: Gay is dealing with a non-COVID. Sacramento lost forward Rudy Gay to a left Achilles tendon injury and leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins to left ankle sprain against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Wesley Matthews of the Dallas Mavericks, for example, signed a huge $72 million deal with the team, fresh off a similar injury. However, the likelihood of Gay being far enough along in the rehab process in July to garner a new deal may be low.
