At least the “news” didn’t make the Ricky Rubio. Earlier in the week, the Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo dropped a small “bomb” that the leader had agreed to join Barcelona in 2024.
Information denied in stride with a touch of irony by the Cavs player himself. ” Sources close to Ricky Rubio tell me that Mundo Deportivo are lying “, he thus contradicted on Twitter, taking up the paper of the Spanish media, while his former club is preparing to lose its star, Nikola Mirotic.
… fuentes cercanas a Ricky Rubio tell me that Mundo Deportivo miente. Pero igual mi fuente no es tan dependable como la vuestra 😉 https://t.co/X4I9TDG5Qc
—Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) July 11, 2023
This denial comes when a month earlier, the 32-year-old player had confided to start ” think about it ” on his return. ” In Barcelona, near my home. I have two years left on my contract. Maybe one, we’ll see “, he had expressed by sowing doubt.
Indeed, Ricky Rubio has two years left on his contract with Cleveland, at just over $6 million each, but that for 2024/25 is not yet completely guaranteed. In any case, it seems obvious that he will not last forever in the big league. ” To be honest, I don’t have much time in the NBA anymore. When my son starts school I want to move into my house in Badalone (in the suburbs of Barcelona)”, he also confided.
| 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 |
| 2022-23 | KEY | 33 | 17 | 34.3 | 25.6 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Total | 698 | 30 | 38.8 | 32.4 | 84.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 10.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
