Rudy Gay disinterested in Kings: 'I don't even know who our new players are'

Rudy Gay is so fed up with the Sacramento Kings that he sounds ready to close the chapter on the team.

He said Sacramento doesn't really have anything to build upon - outside of new coach Dave Joerger - and he has "no idea" which way the organization's headed. He's not going out of his way to find out, either.

"Honestly, I haven't paid attention," the 6-foot-8 forward told Blake Ellington of Sactown Royalty. "I don't even know who our new players are to be honest with you."

On top of that, the soon-to-be 30-year-old doesn't know what the franchise has in store for him.

"I've had communication, but not the kind of communication that I would say I like," he said.

While the Kings didn't address Gay's place on the squad in his exit interview, the veteran said what's going on there is "pretty obvious," and he'd appreciate it if Sacramento was honest with him.

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"You don't want to hear things on the internet, on Twitter," he said. "You would like to hear it from out of the horse's mouth. Just be upfront with people, that's all you have to do."

Despite the trade rumors, the UConn alum denies ever trying to force his way out.

"I think people saw my disinterest, not disinterest, but I think people saw what went on this season and kind of went on that to say that I asked for a trade," he explained.

Considering what he saw this past season, the most positive takeaway Gay could muster is the club's brief hold on the eighth seed in the West.

"It's tough to take positives out of it. I think we underachieved," he said.

Since the campaign ended, Gay's been trying to get in shape for the next one - "wherever that might be." He underwent surgery to treat his Achilles tendonitis, which he played through over the past two seasons.

"I feel better than I have in at least two years. I'm excited," he added.

Gay averaged 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 steals for the 33-49 Kings in 2015-16. He feels he could've given more and done better were it not for the structure of the team.

"I feel like I still have a lot of years left," he said. "With stability, look at people like Jamal Crawford, look at people like Paul Pierce, a lot of people. When they have that stability and they know what their worth is for a team and what their job is for a team, how they can work on that and play for that team."