If the Timberwolves want to trade Ricky Rubio, it’s apparently not happening before Thursday’s deadline unless something comes out of nowhere.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports:
Minnesota has no ongoing trade talks for guard Ricky Rubio now, league sources tell @TheVertical. That may change in the summer, though.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 16, 2016
Rubio is a strange case. He repeatedly gets mentioned in trade rumors by national reporters only for Minnesota reporters to convey denials.
He’s young, good and locked into a reasonable contract for the next three years. Rubio is valuable.
His lack of outside shooting makes him a tricky fit, but smart teams would get enough from his crafty passing and stout defense to make him a net positive. Do the Timberwolves qualify?
The answer, as usual: for now.
