” He is back. The announcement is by JB Bickerstaff and concerns Ricky Rubio. The latter, stopped by a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee at the end of last year, is approaching the return.
His coach reports that he will be able to do more and more things in training, including participating in five-on-five. ” He got the green light for that. Now he needs to track progress to be ready to play an NBA game. It’s a story of physical condition, of being able to be pushed around and to react without hesitation. It’s something you don’t want to rush. But it’s going in the right direction », described JB Bickerstaff.
This is good news for the Cavs and especially for the player, who was one of the great unfortunates of last season. Transferred to his great regret by Wolves at the start of the 2021/22 season, the leader had integrated perfectly into the Ohio franchise, which had found colors and ambitions.
In addition to signing his best career average in points – 13 points but only 36% in shots – despite a substitute status, he had played a mentoring role with Darius Garland, who became the indisputable starting point guard. But his serious injury had prompted Cleveland to transfer him to Indiana, in exchange for Caris LeVert. This had not prevented the Cavs from calling on him again a few months later.
Will we see the same Ricky Rubio as last year? “ I think at times it can be. But our priority and our goal is to protect it. To be realistic, do I see him playing 30 or 35 minutes (note: he played 28) like last year ? No. But I believe that in his minutes and in his role, he can have a huge impact “retorts his coach.
At 32, the 5th choice of the 2009 Draft recently recalled that his time was running out in the NBA and that his priorities were going to change: When my son starts school, I want to settle in my house, in Badalone. In two, three years, I will say that I will no longer be here. However, he added: I think I’ve found my place in Cleveland, I’m comfortable, and I want to reach the top with this project. I dream of living the experience of playing the Finals. »
| Ricky Rubio | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | |
