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RUDY GAY

PF · UTA · Age 35 (2021–22) · 7 qualified seasons

Peak 54.9Career Avg 45.6Shot Creator

Peak APEX Score

54.9

2018–19 · Ranked #65

Career Arc · APEX Across 7 Qualified Seasons

2015–16 · Regular Season · Team: SAC, 70 GP Ranked #169

Ranked #169 of 269 qualified. Versatile Big. Defensive role: Wing Stopper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 46.2

16.0

of 32

Off. Impact

6.4

of 14

Shot Quality

14.4

of 28

Def. Impact

6.7

of 16

Creation

2.8

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Defensive Impact (14.4 of 28) — 51% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Physical Contribution (2.8 of 10).

Style Metrics

53.8%

TS%

22.4%

USG%

10.4%

REB%

8.0%

AST%

0.85

AST/TO

0.252

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.31

LEBRON

+0.16

EPM

-0.3

BPM

-0.06

O-LBRN

+0.37

D-LBRN

1.0

VORP

APEX Score

46.2

Ranked #169 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Versatile Big

Def Role · Wing Stopper

Games

SAC

Archetype Versatile Big · 40 of 269 players in 2015–16

Comparable Profiles · 2015–16

Avery Bradley

APEX 50.5 · Efficient Wing · 95% match

→

Cody Zeller

APEX 48.5 · Rim Runner · 94% match

→

Aaron Brooks

APEX 44.0 · Pure Playmaker · 94% match

→

Teammates · 2015–16 · 10 APEX-qualified

Ben McLemore Darren Collison DeMarcus Cousins Kosta Koufos Marco Belinelli Omri Casspi Quincy Acy Rajon Rondo Seth Curry Willie Cauley-Stein

2016–17 · Regular Season · Team: SAC, 30 GP Ranked #276

Ranked #276 of 279 qualified. Shot Creator. Defensive role: Wing Stopper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 31.6

18.5

of 32

Off. Impact

7.3

of 14

Shot Quality

17.3

of 28

Def. Impact

6.2

of 16

Creation

7.2

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Physical Contribution (7.2 of 10) — 72% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Creation & Playmaking (6.2 of 16).

vs 2015–16: APEX -14.6. Physical Contribution +4.4 (largest change); Defensive Impact +2.9.

Style Metrics

55.9%

TS%

25.8%

USG%

10.8%

REB%

14.1%

AST%

1.12

AST/TO

0.312

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+1.89

LEBRON

+1.83

EPM

+1.9

BPM

+1.05

O-LBRN

+0.84

D-LBRN

1.0

VORP

APEX Score

31.6

Ranked #276 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Shot Creator

Def Role · Wing Stopper

Games

SAC

Archetype Shot Creator · 35 of 279 players in 2016–17

Comparable Profiles · 2016–17

Hassan Whiteside

APEX 56.9 · Versatile Big · 95% match

→

P.J. Tucker

APEX 51.0 · Role Player · 94% match

→

Nicolas Batum

APEX 60.1 · Pure Playmaker · 93% match

→

Teammates · 2016–17 · 15 APEX-qualified

Anthony Tolliver Arron Afflalo Ben McLemore Buddy Hield Darren Collison DeMarcus Cousins Garrett Temple Kosta Koufos Langston Galloway Matt Barnes Omri Casspi Skal Labissière Ty Lawson Tyreke Evans Willie Cauley-Stein

2017–18 · Regular Season · Team: SAS, 57 GP Ranked #176

Ranked #176 of 273 qualified. Secondary Creator. Defensive role: Helper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 45.8

15.9

of 32

Off. Impact

6.9

of 14

Shot Quality

14.7

of 28

Def. Impact

6.6

of 16

Creation

6.4

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Physical Contribution (6.4 of 10) — 64% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Creation & Playmaking (6.6 of 16).

vs 2016–17: APEX +14.2. Defensive Impact -2.6 (largest change); Offensive Impact -2.6.

Style Metrics

54.5%

TS%

24.6%

USG%

13.1%

REB%

9.8%

AST%

0.93

AST/TO

0.270

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.47

LEBRON

-0.43

EPM

+0.8

BPM

+0.30

O-LBRN

+0.17

D-LBRN

0.9

VORP

APEX Score

45.8

Ranked #176 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Secondary Creator

Def Role · Helper

Games

SAS

Archetype Secondary Creator · 45 of 273 players in 2017–18

Comparable Profiles · 2017–18

Dwight Howard

APEX 50.5 · Rim Runner · 96% match

→

Lauri Markkanen

APEX 50.0 · Secondary Creator · 95% match

→

Kent Bazemore

APEX 48.9 · Shot Creator · 95% match

→

Teammates · 2017–18 · 13 APEX-qualified

Bryn Forbes Danny Green Dejounte Murray Derrick White Dāvis Bertāns Joffrey Lauvergne Kawhi Leonard Kyle Anderson LaMarcus Aldridge Manu Ginóbili Patty Mills Pau Gasol Tony Parker

2018–19 · Regular Season · Team: SAS, 69 GP Ranked #65

Ranked #65 of 275 qualified. Shot Creator. Defensive role: Wing Stopper. Career-best APEX in this five-pillar window.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 54.9

16.7

of 32

Off. Impact

8.1

of 14

Shot Quality

15.8

of 28

Def. Impact

8.8

of 16

Creation

5.6

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Shot Quality (8.1 of 14) — 58% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Offensive Impact (16.7 of 32).

vs 2017–18: APEX +9.1. Creation & Playmaking +2.2 (largest change); Shot Quality +1.2.

Style Metrics

58.3%

TS%

22.1%

USG%

13.9%

REB%

14.7%

AST%

1.53

AST/TO

0.197

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.60

LEBRON

+1.05

EPM

+1.4

BPM

-0.12

O-LBRN

+0.72

D-LBRN

1.6

VORP

APEX Score

54.9

Ranked #65 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Shot Creator

Def Role · Wing Stopper

Games

SAS

Archetype Shot Creator · 38 of 275 players in 2018–19

Comparable Profiles · 2018–19

Jakob Poeltl

APEX 51.1 · Rim Runner · 95% match

→

Terrence Ross

APEX 52.6 · Efficient Wing · 94% match

→

Paul Millsap

APEX 57.4 · Shot Creator · 94% match

→

Teammates · 2018–19 · 12 APEX-qualified

Bryn Forbes Chimezie Metu Dante Cunningham DeMar DeRozan Derrick White Drew Eubanks Dāvis Bertāns Jakob Poeltl LaMarcus Aldridge Marco Belinelli Patty Mills Pau Gasol

2019–20 · Regular Season · Team: SAS, 67 GP Ranked #88

Ranked #88 of 246 qualified. Secondary Creator. Defensive role: Helper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 50.4

13.9

of 32

Off. Impact

7.5

of 14

Shot Quality

14.8

of 28

Def. Impact

6.8

of 16

Creation

7.4

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Physical Contribution (7.4 of 10) — 74% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Creation & Playmaking (6.8 of 16).

vs 2018–19: APEX -4.5. Offensive Impact -2.8 (largest change); Creation & Playmaking -2.0.

Style Metrics

55.3%

TS%

22.0%

USG%

13.4%

REB%

11.3%

AST%

1.31

AST/TO

0.228

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.08

LEBRON

-0.73

EPM

-0.8

BPM

-0.37

O-LBRN

+0.45

D-LBRN

0.4

VORP

APEX Score

50.4

Ranked #88 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Secondary Creator

Def Role · Helper

Games

SAS

Archetype Secondary Creator · 59 of 246 players in 2019–20

Comparable Profiles · 2019–20

Maxi Kleber

APEX 51.1 · Efficient Wing · 96% match

→

Derrick Favors

APEX 45.7 · Versatile Big · 95% match

→

Dorian Finney-Smith

APEX 50.1 · Efficient Wing · 95% match

→

Teammates · 2019–20 · 14 APEX-qualified

Bryn Forbes Chimezie Metu DeMar DeRozan DeMarre Carroll Dejounte Murray Derrick White Drew Eubanks Jakob Poeltl Keldon Johnson LaMarcus Aldridge Marco Belinelli Patty Mills Trey Lyles Tyler Zeller

2020–21 · Regular Season · Team: SAS, 63 GP Ranked #66

Ranked #66 of 251 qualified. Secondary Creator. Defensive role: Wing Stopper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 51.1

15.0

of 32

Off. Impact

7.2

of 14

Shot Quality

15.5

of 28

Def. Impact

7.2

of 16

Creation

7.4

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Physical Contribution (7.4 of 10) — 74% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Creation & Playmaking (7.2 of 16).

vs 2019–20: APEX +0.7. Offensive Impact +1.1 (largest change); Defensive Impact +0.7.

Style Metrics

53.2%

TS%

23.6%

USG%

11.9%

REB%

9.7%

AST%

1.40

AST/TO

0.162

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.34

LEBRON

+0.61

EPM

-0.1

BPM

+0.41

O-LBRN

-0.06

D-LBRN

0.6

VORP

APEX Score

51.1

Ranked #66 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Secondary Creator

Def Role · Wing Stopper

Games

SAS

Archetype Secondary Creator · 50 of 251 players in 2020–21

Comparable Profiles · 2020–21

Maxi Kleber

APEX 40.2 · Efficient Wing · 96% match

→

Domantas Sabonis

APEX 52.3 · Primary Creator · 95% match

→

Aaron Gordon

APEX 40.9 · Pure Playmaker · 95% match

→

Teammates · 2020–21 · 13 APEX-qualified

DeMar DeRozan Dejounte Murray Derrick White Devin Vassell Drew Eubanks Gorgui Dieng Jakob Poeltl Keita Bates-Diop Keldon Johnson LaMarcus Aldridge Patty Mills Tre Jones Trey Lyles

2021–22 · Regular Season · Team: UTA, 55 GP Ranked #226

Ranked #226 of 270 qualified. Efficient Wing. Defensive role: Helper.

Pillar Breakdown · APEX 39.3

14.7

of 32

Off. Impact

4.9

of 14

Shot Quality

13.3

of 28

Def. Impact

6.8

of 16

Creation

4.8

of 10

Physical

Top pillar: Physical Contribution (4.8 of 10) — 48% of pillar max. Lowest contribution: Shot Quality (4.9 of 14).

vs 2020–21: APEX -11.8. Physical Contribution -2.6 (largest change); Shot Quality -2.3.

Style Metrics

53.9%

TS%

19.3%

USG%

12.8%

REB%

7.8%

AST%

1.11

AST/TO

0.208

FTA/FGA

Advanced Impact Metrics

+0.09

LEBRON

-0.55

EPM

-1.0

BPM

+0.10

O-LBRN

-0.01

D-LBRN

0.3

VORP

APEX Score

39.3

Ranked #226 · v6.8 (auto-generated)

Archetype

Efficient Wing

Def Role · Helper

Games

UTA

Archetype Efficient Wing · 48 of 270 players in 2021–22

Comparable Profiles · 2021–22

Luguentz Dort

APEX 38.1 · Secondary Creator · 94% match

→

Cole Anthony

APEX 43.3 · Shot Creator · 94% match

→

Corey Kispert

APEX 43.9 · Role Player · 94% match

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Teammates · 2021–22 · 14 APEX-qualified

Bojan Bogdanović Denzel Valentine Donovan Mitchell Eric Paschall Greg Monroe Hassan Whiteside Jared Butler Joe Ingles Jordan Clarkson Juancho Hernangómez Mike Conley Nickeil Alexander-Walker Royce O'Neale Rudy Gobert

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Auto-generated from APEX v6.8 engine output. Pillar values reflect contribution to the APEX total (Off. Impact max 32, Def. Impact max 28, Creation max 16, Shot Quality max 14, Physical max 10). Scores are era-relative and not directly comparable across seasons.

Peak APEX	54.9 2018–19
Career Avg	45.6
Seasons qualified	7 of 10
Born	1986-08-17
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