Ricky Rubio has to leave the Minnesota Timberwolves probably for the second time. According to media reports, the Spaniard is brought to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This reports Adrian Wojnarowski from espn. Accordingly, Timberwolves for Rubio Forward Taurean Prince as well as a two-round spick of Wizards for the year 2022. The CAVs also receive two million dollars cash.
The 30-year-old Rubio had only hit the Wolves for the second time in his career for the second time, before the Spaniard had played for the Phoenix Suns. The playmaker still has a contract until 2022 and cashed $ 17.8 million in the coming season.
According to Chris Fedor (Cleveland.com) want to keep the Cavs Rubio, the destination of the franchise was to get an experienced Point Guard in the team in Offseason. In the past season, Rubio set 8.6 points and 6.4 assists on average.
However, the obligation of Rubio raises questions as the Cavs in Darius Garland and Collin Sexton already own a young backcourt. The trio could divide the minutes naturally, but in the past few weeks, there were always rumors for a possible Sexton trade.
The Wolves saves a little money in return by the Trade, as Prince earned only $ 13 million in the coming year. His contract is also running 2022. According to Bobby Marks (espn), Timberwolves are around 5.4 million dollars under the luxury tax line.
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The trade in the overview
- Cavaliers received: Ricky Rubio
- Timberwolves received: Taurean Prince, Two-round Pick 2022 (Wizards), Cash
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