Rudy Gay informed the Sacramento Kings before the start of the season he intended to opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent. Gay holds a $14.3 million player option for the 17-18 season.

Gay said those plans could change due to his Achilles injury. Gay will make his decision after an evaluation of his health and his agent's assessment of the market.

“I’m looking at where I feel most comfortable, where I can showcase my talents and win,” Gay said. “Wherever I think I can do that at, that’s the best place for me.”

Gay has been rehabbing three days a week in Miami.

“It’s tough,” Gay said of the workouts, which include strength, range of motion and weight training. “Basically, I’m becoming more aware of my body; I’m understanding things a little better. I’m taking this time to understand my body and not just get back with my foot but the rest of my body, also. It’s given me time to become a better athlete.”

Gay, who had previous Achilles’ issues, said he immediately feared the injury was serious when he went down while driving toward the rim.

“It was just one of those situations where there’s only so much you can do in a situation like that,” Gay said. “I already knew what happened. I was just thinking maybe it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was.”