Brilliant at the Tokyo Olympics since he was elected in the best five of the competition, Ricky Rubio on the other hand comes out of a failed season in Minnesota and has especially just been (again) transferred this summer.
He has indeed taken the direction of Cleveland where he will discover a fourth team in five seasons, after Utah, Phoenix and Minnesota. A situation which is hardly encouraging.
” I’m a bit tired “, he admits in the columns of Marca. “Every player prefers stability, especially now that I have a family that needs stability. But I’ve been in the NBA for ten years now, so I know how it works. Everyone is trying to adapt to their new environment, and you have to be mentally prepared for that. It all takes time. “
A return to Europe in 2022?
The 30-year-old Spain playmaker has enjoyed stability: his first six seasons have all been played with Wolves. But his return to Minnesota last season was missed, with a year only 8.6 points (38% shooting success) and 6.4 average assists.
Will he be able to bounce back with the Cavaliers, a rebuilding team where his starting place is clearly not guaranteed (Darius Garland is ahead of him), or is a return to Europe already being considered for the summer of 2022?
“It will be difficult at first, but I hope to adapt as in my previous experiences”, he announces. “I can’t wait to see the role that awaits me there. For Europe, I do not think about it for the moment. At the end of the season, I’m free so we’ll see the options in front of me. It is my level that will determine my market value. “
| Ricky Rubio | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 |
| Total | 631 | 30 | 39.1 | 32.5 | 84.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 11.0 | |
