![]() ![]() Since returning from an injury that cost him the first 15 games of the season, Gay has been the Jazz first forward off the bench behind Bojan Bogdanovic and Royce O’Neale, he replaced reserve center Hassan Whiteside for two games, he’s been an off the ball floor spacer, he’s been an on the ball creator, a three-point assassin a la George Niang, and a low post option to replace Derrick Favors. Gay has had as many games (three) when he’s attempted 10 field goals or more as he has games when he’s attempted five shots or fewer. Though he’s appeared in only 12 games with the Jazz so far, his role truly seems to change every night. “But if you want to stick around and be here, I don’t know too many people from my draft are still in the NBA –longevity, you’ve got to be able to form to different roles.” “Early in my career up until before San Antonio, I pretty much had the ball on my hands for most of the game,” Gay recalled. The forward recognizes that his willingness to change is the reason he’s still in the league 16 years after he was drafted.
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