Date | League | Transaction |
---|---|---|
12th July, 2011 | Latvia | Signed a one year contract with Ventspils. |
12th September, 2012 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Washington. |
27th October, 2012 | NBA | Waived by Washington. |
13th December, 2012 | France | Signed for the remainder of the season with Chorale Roanne. |
7th August, 2013 | Lebanon | Signed a one year contract with Tadamon Zouk. |
2nd December, 2013 | Lebanon | Released by Tadamon Zouk. |
7th December, 2013 | France | Signed for the remainder of the season with Gravelines-Dunkirque. |
14th July, 2014 | France | Signed a one year contract with Dijon Bourgogne. |
21st May, 2015 | France | Signed a two year contract with Gravelines-Dunkirque. |
1st December, 2016 | France | Left Gravelines-Dunkirque. |
5th December, 2016 | Greece | Signed for the remainder of the season with Lavrio. |
4th October, 2017 | Greece | Re-signed by Lavrio to a one year contract. |
2007 - 2011 | Gonzaga (NCAA) |
July 2011 - June 2012 | Ventspils (Latvia) |
July 2012 | Washington Wizards (Summer League) |
September 2012 - October 2012 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
December 2012 - June 2013 | Roanne (France) |
July 2013 | Indiana Pacers (Summer League) |
August 2013 - December 2013 | Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon) |
December 2013 - June 2014 | Gravelines-Dunkirque (France) |
July 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers (Summer League) |
July 2014 - June 2015 | Dijon (France) |
July 2015 | Brooklyn Nets (Summer League) |
May 2015 - December 2016 | Gravelines-Dunkirque (France) |
December 2016 - present | Lavrio (Greece) |
July 4, 2015
This will be the fifth summer that Gonzaga guard Gray has tried to make the NBA, and although he was able to get one training camp contract from the Washington Wizards in 2012, he has yet to make a regular season roster. Gray has spent the last three years of his career in France, and last season averaged 16.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in French league games with Dijon. Included in that was 42% three point shooting on more than seven attempts per game, as well as a 40% three point shooting stroke in 16 Eurocup contests. This is not an outlier; Gray is always a good jump shooter, from mid-range and out, off the catch and off the bounce. Gray also makes good reads on defense, anticipates well and shows a decent effort level on this end. He would be a very projectable three-and-D wing role player were it not for a lack of physical tools. With below average size for the NBA shooting guard position and without the great length or athleticism to make up for it, Gray has entirely the right skill set for the job, but not quite the optimum size. If he can shoot it well enough, this may not matter.
July 8, 2013
Steven Gray
Gray spent last year with Roanne in France, functioning almost exclusively as a shooter with occasional playmaking responsibilities. He averaged 9.2 points and 1.9 assists per game, taking a three every five minutes, and making 46% of them. Offensively, he attempted little else - he only shot two free throws in January, February and March combined. Defensively, he does enough, despite fairly average size and athleticism. It's perhaps possible that Gray's offensive efficiency could get him into the NBA in a shooter's role, but it's surely much more possible that he can upgrade to bigger, richer European gigs.
March 17, 2011
Senior guard Steven Gray got out to a blisteringly hot start to the season, then cooled down immensely, and now is averaging only about the same as he did as a junior, except now on only 41% shooting. Gray is a good sized, decently athletic guard, with a good jumpshot and some good defensive abilities, but he can't dribble. This wasn't a problem when he had Matt Bouldin next to him, but with Bouldin graduated and going to Greece, and Demetri Goodson continuing to offer nothing at point guard, Gray suddenly had to become a primary playmaker, ball handler and creator. And with his lack of handles, he just can't do that. Gray's a good passer of the ball, yet without the ability to dribble through much traffic, such a passing skill is inevitably underutilised.