This was the reason why many expected Gay to come in and make a difference for Utah on that end. While his impact on offense was identical, his defensive RAPTOR was significantly higher. For reference, this was Rudy Gay’s impact at San Antonio last season: Using FiveThirtyEight’s RAPTOR statistic, we can see that Gay’s impact on offense and defense are both relatively negligible. When looking at advanced statistics, his impact continues to be neutral: FiveThirtyEight His offensive and defensive ratings are about league average at 112.0 and 106.6, respectfully. On the season, Gay is averaging 8.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assist on 39.5% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three. This season with Utah, however, the results are mixed. Gay, although on the tail end of his career, proved in his time with the San Antonio Spurs that he could find ways to have a positive impact on the court. For years, the Jazz needed a long, athletic, and switchable defender to come off their bench. When the Utah Jazz signed Rudy Gay to a 3 year, 18 million dollar contract this past off-season, I was thoroughly excited.