“Hassan is one of the more physically gifted players in the game today and has a vast amount of valuable professional basketball experience,” said Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik. Whiteside (7-0, 265, Marshall) played in 36 games (four starts) with the Sacramento Kings during the 2020-21 season, averaging 8.1 points on 56.3 percent from the field, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 15.2 minutes per contest. He has also represented the USA Men’s National Team at the 2010 FIBA World Cup and 2014 FIBA World Cup, helping both squads to gold medals. Originally drafted with the eighth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, Gay earned 2006-07 All-NBA Rookie First Team honors following his first professional season. native currently ranks 99th overall in NBA history. With 16,903 career points, the Baltimore, Md. “He’s proven to be one of the most consistent players in the NBA over his 15-year career and we’re thrilled for him to join our club.”Įntering his 16th NBA season, he owns career averages of 16.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals with Memphis (2006-12), Sacramento (2013-17) and San Antonio (2018-21) in 1,009 games (778 starts) and became one of 26 players in NBA history to total over 16,000 career points, 5,000 rebounds and 1,000 steals through 1,000 NBA games played. “Rudy brings a valuable veteran presence to the Jazz which will only enhance our group as it continues to evolve,” said Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik. Gay (6-8, 240, Connecticut) saw action in 63 games (one start) in 2020-21 with the San Antonio Spurs, owning averages of 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21.6 minutes per contest. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. Depending on severity of violation ban appeals are possible.The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed forward Rudy Gay and center Hassan Whiteside. Levels of action start at warnings, temporary bans, then permanent bans if violations continue. *Mods reserve the right to remove, restrict/ban posts, or users if deemed necessary. No politics are allowed unless directly related to the Spurs organization, staff, or players.ī. Bannable actions include: Threats, Homophobia, Sexism, Racism, Harassment, NSFW Content, Trolling, Brigading, Spam, Personal Information.Ī. Remember, if you come across anything, report it and move on do not provoke or antagonize.ī. Any harmful posts, or comments will be removed and result in warnings or bans. Be civil and respectful to one another, our subreddit and other subreddits. Self promos include podcasts, articles, blog posts, youtube videos etc Tweets and merchandise are off limits.Ī. You must also be involved or have some engagement with the subreddit. Self promotions are not allowed without permission. Posts that are low effort, misleading/false, sensationalized, irrelevant, spam, troll, or duplicates will be removed and users subject to warnings or bans.Ĭ. Any posts not related to the Spurs organization, staff, players etc. Pounding the Rock | Spurstalk | Spurs DiscordĢ021-2022 Spurs Schedule Regular season record: 26-41Ī.