question: The 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season is the 19th season of the franchise, in the National Basketball Association (NBA), on December 9, 2013 the Raptors traded which American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets?
answer: Rudy Carlton Gay Jr.
context: Title: Negele Knight
  Passage: Negele Oscar Knight (born March 6, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (31st overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft.  Knight played for the Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors in six NBA seasons.  His best year as a professional came during the 1993-94 season as a member of the Spurs, when he appeared in 64 games averaging 9.3 ppg.  He played collegiately at the University of Dayton, ending his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors in 1999.
  Title: Rudy Gay
  Passage: Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The 6'8" small forward played college basketball for the University of Connecticut before being drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets; he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies days later.
  Title: Jordan Hill (basketball)
  Passage: Jordan Craig Hill (born July 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Hill played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before he was drafted eighth overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.  He was traded in the middle of his rookie season to the Houston Rockets, and was again involved in a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011–12.  In 2015, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, but departed after just one season, signing with the Timberwolves in 2016.
  Title: T. J. Ford
  Passage: Terrance Jerod "T. J." Ford (born March 24, 1983) is an American retired professional basketball player.  Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.  Ford's recurring back injuries resulted in him missing many games in his three seasons with the Bucks, but in 2005, it was announced that he was fit to play basketball again.  Ford was traded to the Raptors prior to the 2006–07 NBA season, and established himself as the starting point guard, helping the team win the Atlantic Division crown and reach the 2007 NBA Playoffs.  Following an injury sustained in the 2007–08 NBA season, however, Ford had difficulties reclaiming the starting spot and was traded to the Indiana Pacers.  He signed with KK Zagreb of Croatia during the 2011 NBA lockout where he appeared in one game, playing 17 minutes and scoring 7 points.  On December 9, 2011, Ford signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
  Title: 1997–98 Houston Rockets season
  Passage: The 1997–98 NBA season was the Rockets' 31st season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in Houston.  The Rockets went on a nine-game winning streak early into the season winning 12 of their first 17 games.  However, they began to show their age and the wear and tear of long playoff runs as they played mediocre basketball all season.  Hakeem Olajuwon missed most of the first half of the season with a knee injury only playing just 47 games.  The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 41–41 record, and qualified the playoffs as the #8 seed.  In the first round of the playoffs, in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals, the Rockets took a 2–1 series lead over the top-seeded Utah Jazz.  However, they would lose the series in five games.  Charles Barkley sat out Game 5 with a torn triceps muscle as the Jazz defeated the Rockets 84–70.  Following the season, Clyde Drexler retired to take over the head coaching job at the University of Houston, Kevin Willis was traded to the Toronto Raptors, and Mario Elie signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
  Title: Patty Mills
  Passage: Patrick Sammy Mills (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Mills is the second Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA (after Nathan Jawai) and is of Torres Strait Islander descent.  Mills was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft after playing college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California.  He also played for the Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association during the NBA lockout.  He signed with the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and won an NBA championship with them in 2014.  He plays the point guard position.
  Title: 2012–13 Toronto Raptors season
  Passage: The 2012–13 Toronto Raptors season was the 18th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  In the off-season, after failing to pursue Steve Nash in free agency, the Raptors acquired Kyle Lowry from the Houston Rockets for a first round pick.  The also season marked the debut of Jonas Valančiūnas, their first pick in the 2011 Draft from Lithuania.  On January 30, 2013, the Raptors acquired Rudy Gay in a three-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons which sent longtime point guard José Calderón to the Pistons.  Despite a winning home record (21-20) the Raptors failed to secure a playoff spot with a 34-48 record.
  Title: 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season
  Passage: The 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season is the 19th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  In the offseason, they traded Andrea Bargnani away to the New York Knicks for Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson and Marcus Camby.  Despite the trade, the Raptors were not expected to make the 2014 playoffs however, with a weak Atlantic Division they found themselves as contenders for the Atlantic Division title despite an early losing record.  On December 9, 2013 the Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy, and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for John Salmons, Greivis Vásquez, Patrick Patterson, and Chuck Hayes.  The Rudy Gay trade was marked as a turning point for the Raptors as they went on a 10-2 run from a 6-12 record maintaining their division lead and finishing the season with a 48-34 record qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2008.  However, the Raptors were eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in an intense seven game first round series.
  Title: Danny Green (basketball)
  Passage: Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. (born June 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He was a swingman from the University of North Carolina, where he played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him.  Green is also the only player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 150 three-pointers, 150 blocks and 150 steals.  He won an NCAA championship his senior year and was subsequently drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 46th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.  During the 2013 NBA Finals, Green set an NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a Finals series.  He then won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs the following season, and became just the third player from UNC to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship, the two others being James Worthy, and Michael Jordan.  Known for his perimeter defense and three-point shooting, Green has been a key contributor on both ends on the floor throughout his NBA career, having been selected to his first NBA All-Defensive Second Team in the 2016-17 NBA season.
  Title: Terrence Ross
  Passage: Terrence James Elijah Ross (born February 5, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played college basketball for the University of Washington, where he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection before being drafted eighth overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.  As a rookie, he was crowned champion of the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.  In January 2014, he became the first player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a game while averaging fewer than 10 points per game.
citations: Rudy Gay 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season