He was a solid, efficient offensive contributor under Malone, and after a poor year under George Karl's leadership, a trade could do him some good. He signed an extension with the Kings just weeks before Michael Malone was fired, and his tenure as a King has only gone downhill from there. On one hand, Gay's desire to play elsewhere makes some sense. We've heard similar rumblings in the past about Gay's unhappiness with the Kings, but Voisin's tweet is a huge jump from speculation of unhappiness to a formal trade request.
Kings attempting to trade Rudy Gay (per his request), but adamant that they have no interest in Monta Ellis. Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee reported earlier this afternoon that Rudy Gay has requested a trade from the Sacramento Kings.
