Coach Dwane Casey will have to deal with a bit of a log jam with Gay, DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Landry Fields and Alan Anderson as wing players with similar skill sets.
Since 1957, when the U.S. military began doing its own studies on gays in the military, every last bit of research has shown that openly gay service works.
For JCPenney, oddly enough, the DeGeneres factor, along with the gay parent catalogue feature, may serve this same multi-generational purpose by being a wee bit edgy even as it affirms family as an abiding touchstone of the JCP ethos.