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Rubio trade with Knicks in the works?
Posted on August 31st, 2009 – 8:29 PM
By Jerry Zgoda
News just broke tonight that Ricky Rubio is poised to sign with Barcelona, but is that really it?

Might the Wolves be about to deal the Spanish point guard, perhaps to the New York Knicks, which Rubio’s parents and representatives have wanted all along?

A league source tells me there’s plenty of talk floating that the Knicks again are pushing hard to deal for Rubio — probably with an assist from agent Dan Fegan — and there’s word of a Rubio for restricted free agent David Lee, Nate Robinson and a No. 1 pick deal.

That’d give the Wolves three power forward types, wouldn’t it? But with David Kahn, anything could be possible.

Of course, the Wolves would have to give back some sizable salaries to make the deal work (with the Knicks signing and then trading Lee), but they do have Brian Cardinal and Mark Blount, to name two contracts that total $14 million plus.

The Rubio-to-Barcelona thing still may be just the latest threat to get Rubio to a market where endorsements presumably will pay most of that big buyout.

Stayed tuned.

Should have just added this to your previous Ricky thread.

Man, if that's true I guess you gotta do it. Get Rubio for Lee, Nate and a future #1? No Chandler, Hill, Gallo, etc..?? Wow. And we'd get two expiring deals in Cardinal & Blount to work with - so the plan to have the cap in order for 2010 & beyond is still intact. I tell ya, I haven't been that high on Rubio up to this point, but I'd really have to think long and hard about this one. I think you gotta do it. Getting a big pass-first PG talent like Rubio might really increase our chances of getting LeBron to come here...

I mean this can't be right, can it? For Minny, I really don't see how Lee fits in with Kevin Love there (and at around $9 mil. per)? Unless they consider him a good backup for Jefferson & Love where all 3 get big minutes and split the workload at the 4 & 5 (that actually is a nice 3-man rotation for the 2 big spots, even though there isn't a legit center among them)... I could see Nate as a little better fit (they really don't have a true 2-guard other than rookie Wayne Ellington right now). As for us, it's really a no-brainer -- we unload Lee and Nate, two players our own coach probably considers a bit overrated. Plus, we effectively replaced both with younger players (maybe even better players) with Hill & Douglas anyway. And if we ever got LeBron on board, that future 1st rounder won't be worth nearly as much...

[Edited by - finestrg on 08-31-2009 11:28 PM]

Another rumor. I came off the timberwolves board on realgm. that is where I saw it first... anyway, if you guys want to see rubio next year, better suscribe to some european channels....

Here is the link.
http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/08/31/rubio-trade-with-knicks-in-the-works/

Thank God for the Yankees playing great, the NFL about to start and even the Undertaker returning to SmackDown, because its been a no-show offseason for the Knicks. It may be for their best, but man has this been a boring offseason?

Posted by GKFv2:

Posted by Knicksfan:

Thank God for the Yankees playing great, the NFL about to start and even the Undertaker returning to SmackDown, because its been a no-show offseason for the Knicks. It may be for their best, but man has this been a boring offseason?

Please don't tell me you still watch wrestling.

Haha, its entertainment, same as watching any scripted series. I like the dead man, gotta admit.

holy crap!!!!!

the undertaker's coming back?!?!?!?

Papabear Says
Minny knew that Rubio wanted no parts of them and 2 years from now Rubio won't come to Minny. He will make them trade him to New York but if I was the starting point guard for Minny right now i would ask to be traded because they are telling him that they are waiting for Rubio and he has no future in Minny after 2 years.

Posted by Knicksfan:

Posted by GKFv2:

Posted by Knicksfan:

Thank God for the Yankees playing great, the NFL about to start and even the Undertaker returning to SmackDown, because its been a no-show offseason for the Knicks. It may be for their best, but man has this been a boring offseason?

Please don't tell me you still watch wrestling.

Haha, its entertainment, same as watching any scripted series. I like the dead man, gotta admit.

Raw is cool, but dont be staying at home on no friday nights to watch rasslin. Go out and have promiscuous sex or get robbed by knife point. There is a whole world out there, family!

As far as the thread, I'm getting tired of these stupid ass rumors dog. And just playing with the rumor who the hell are Minnesota fans to start getting all indignant about Lee and Nate. Rubio dont want to play for ya'll. Nobody wants to play for you. You suck. Lee and Nate are sure as hell better than nothing and outside of Al Jefferson they would be the two best players on the team. Timberfools fans trying to get all brave. haha.