OT: Wow! Rubio traded to Utah???

[purplefaithful]

Ricky Rubio’s six seasons in Minnesota are over.
According to multiple media reports, the Wolves and Utah have agreed to a deal that will send Rubio away and bring back a future first-round pick.

Most importantly, it frees up Rubio’s $14.1 million salary for this coming season, money they can use to sign a starting point guard such as Indiana’s Jeff Teague when the NBA’s free-agent negotiating period begins at 11 p.m. Central Friday night.
The Wolves can know use that money on top of more than $18 million they already had free to pursue free agents.
The Jazz will send Oklahoma City’s lottery-protected, first-round pick in 2018 to the Wolves and in turn absorb Rubio’s $14.1 million salary into their salary-cap space.
Utah had $16 million in free cap space that they had to use by Friday midnight or lose. Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s huge new contract begins July 1, thus gobbling up any extra space the Jazz had.
The trade ends Rubio’s uneven six seasons in Minnesota after the team drafted him fifth overall in 2009 and then waited two seasons for him to come from Europe to the NBA.

Salt Lake City radio station 1280 AM The Zone and ESPN first reported details of the trade.
The Salt Lake Tribune, using unnamed sources, reported the Wolves and Teague have mutual interest in each other.

http://www.startribune.com/timberwolves-...1852273/#1

[Guest]

Good riddance...they clearly have a FA they want to sign...Rubio was a major pussy.

[Guest]

A great European player, but not great for the NBA.

[Guest]

I disagree.  Rubio was underrated in several areas; passing, FT, and driving the lane.  He may not be the best shooter and doesn't create the space because of it, but his defense is of the best in the league.  A guy can't be everything and he would have paired well with Butler, IMO.  Oh well, it looks like it will be Teague to replace him.

[Guest]

Be great to get Lowry, but it's the T Wolves, so it sounds like the replacement will be Teague. We'll have to see what that #1 pick nets them down the road for a final grade??

[Guest]

We gonna see us some Tyus Jones now, this guy has what Ricky deent.  I wanna see the young man step up and be what the wolves been missing.  Tyus's game will elevate to what is given to him, the young man can out right ball.

[Guest]

@BigAl99 said:
We gonna see us some Tyus Jones now, this guy has what Ricky deent.  I wanna see the young man step up and be what the wolves been missing.  Tyus's game will elevate to what is given to him, the young man can out right ball.

Yeah. ..nope.  I love TJ,  but he isn't the plan here.  Stay tuned.

[Guest]

They'd better get Teague (or somebody resembling a starting PG), or the Wolves will have traded their backup and starting PG's without a replacement. Plus their bench still blows. Fingers crossed...

Edit: Well it's all over the place that Teague has a deal in place with Minnesota. Finally a PG opposing D's won't back off 5 feet from and say "I dare you".  Now the Wolves just need backup everything.

[Guest]

Good deal for wolves. He cant stay healthy and lots of FA's out there....they clearly have someone in mind.