The return of Ricky Rubio approximate. Three weeks after receiving the green light to resume the five-against-five, the Cleveland player could return to the courts in the first days of January 2023. It was JB Bickerstaff who announced it himself.
” He’s making progress “explains the coach at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “It’s just about his personal comfort, whether he’s comfortable or not. If things go well, I expect to see him again at the beginning of the month. »
After a move to the G-League to continue his preparation and because the Cavaliers didn’t have time to train due to their schedule, the Spanish playmaker took part in Tuesday’s training. Another is scheduled for Wednesday before leaving for Indiana to face the Pacers on Thursday.
It is therefore only a matter of days before seeing Ricky Rubio again with the Cavs jersey, a year after his injury since he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on December 28, 2021.
“He’s ready to go” adds JB Bickerstaff. “He gives his all, as much as possible, in complete safety of course. We speak with Rubio, he is clearly impatient. »
The Cavaliers will start 2023 with two games at home, against Chicago and Phoenix, before leaving for a five-game road trip in the West. It may well be that Ricky Rubio starts his season during one of these trips, scheduled in Denver, Phoenix, Utah, Portland and Minnesota.
| Ricky Rubio | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | MIN | 41 | 34 | 35.7 | 34.0 | 80.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 57 | 30 | 36.0 | 29.3 | 79.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| 2013-14 | MIN | 82 | 32 | 38.1 | 33.1 | 80.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
| 2014-15 | MIN | 22 | 32 | 35.6 | 25.5 | 80.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 76 | 31 | 37.4 | 32.6 | 84.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 75 | 33 | 40.2 | 30.6 | 89.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 77 | 29 | 41.8 | 35.2 | 86.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 13.1 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 68 | 28 | 40.4 | 31.1 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 65 | 31 | 41.5 | 36.1 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 13.0 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 68 | 26 | 38.8 | 30.8 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| 2021-22 | KEY | 34 | 29 | 36.3 | 33.9 | 85.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
| Total | 665 | 30 | 38.9 | 32.6 | 84.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 11.1 | |
