Rudy Gay will exercise his player option for the 2014-15 season, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Gay will exercise his player option for the 2014-15 season, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Analysis:

Gay will net a healthy $19.3 million this season with the decision to stay in Sacramento. The small forward averaged 20.1 points, 5.5 boards, and 3.1 assists in 34 minutes per game with the Kings in 2013-14. The team apparently wanted to keep Gay whether or not he exercised the option, but now they don't have to worry about battling other teams in free agency.