Rockets showing interest in trading for Ricky Rubio?

No question I would rather have Mike Conley than Ricky Rubio, but if we are talking about benching him for Beverley, that just ridiculous. Guys sorry to be a bearer of bad news but, Patrick Beverley is not a good basketball player. He works really hard to give all he's got aka a Matthew Dellavedova, but he is just not that talented. Rubio is not a good shooter at all, but he has the talent to run an offense and gets 2 steals a game without getting into foul trouble another bad trait of Beverley's. Our teams basketball IQ goes up right away with this guy and the Rockets were a very stupid team last year. For the price he would be a good pick up and would start on this roster. Other teams are after this guy for a reason.

 

I too would rather have Lin over Rubio. People can try to talk up Rubio all they want, but for the Rockets at least, his cons far outweigh his pros IMO. We need someone who can shoot when playing with Harden and playmake when Harden is resting. Rubio only fits half of that question.

 

I understand why people would prefer Lin to Rubio, especially if they are in the same price range. I too believe that Lin cold really help this team taking pressure off of JH and being a creator for guys when James is on the bench with the ability to score.

That said they both are big time upgrades to over Beverley.

 

Well depends on which Beverley we are talking about. The biggest hit to Beverley is that he cannot sustain his intensity to starter minutes. It's made him injury prone. I believe the meniscus(?) tear hurt his overall speed a lot too. Lin has also come a long way IMO since we last had him in terms of pacing and staying in control. When he was last with us, more often than not, he played way out of control and was very much a high risk player. Bev on the other hand, was a slightly better shooter from downtown and a better defender. The current Bev as a starter though, definitely does leave much to be desired. Personally, I do not see any reason of why we want Rubio on our team outside of his D and his passing when Harden is not dominating the ball, meaning his biggest offensive strength will be largely marginalized.

 

Lin is probably signing with the Nets for 3 years with 48M+. Lin is gettable if Houston beats Nets' offer.

 

where is this Rubio trade that was supposed to go down? Conley isn't looking likely given that Dallas is his first meeting, and Memphis can offer him the most money.

 

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/new...0fjggdn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The plan in Minnesota is to make draftee Kris Dunn the starting point guard. The question is, with Ricky Rubio on board, when that will happen.

The Timberwolves were active in seeking a deal for Rubio before the NBA Draft, but around the league, the price was considered too high when deals were discussed last week. Thanks to a very thin point guard class, that could quickly change.

“Check back around July 10, July 15,” one NBA general manager told Sporting News. “Once teams are left holding the bag, he’s going to be a pretty big target. They will get better offers, better ones than they have been.”

There is only one reliable starting point guard on the free-agent market, Grizzlies guard Mike Conley. Many teams are still uncertain what to make of Rajon Rondo’s resurgence in Sacramento, where he averaged 11.9 points and a league-best 11.7 assists but could not help the team improve much. The rest of the list consists of role players, combo guards and aging or injury-prone veterans — think Jeremy Lin, Jordan Clarkson and Deron Williams.

While new Timberwolves president and coach Tom Thibodeau had offers for Rubio before the start of free agency, he staved them off, expecting his value to spike after the first wave of free agents signs on elsewhere. Under the franchise’s previous regime, led by Flip Saunders, Minnesota did much the same thing, hanging on to star forward Kevin Love and driving up his value as the summer of 2014 wore on, eventually getting Andrew Wiggins and Thaddues Young for Love in an August deal.

Minnesota also has not ruled out the possibility to hanging on to Rubio and letting him help ease in Dunn before trading him at some point next season. The Celtics did that with Rondo after drafting Marcus Smart in 2014, trading Rondo in December that year.

Depending on how free agency shakes out, league sources said there would be no shortage of teams interested in Rubio, including Philadelphia, Houston and the Bucks, who were unwilling to part with Khris Middleton to land Rubio four months ago. The Mavericks, with an interest in signing Mike Conley as a priority, would be a potential partner and a team for which Rubio might like to play.

Considering the dearth of available point guards, the Wolves have a valuable asset on their hands and intend to exercise patience.

“He won’t be on that team for long,” the GM said. “But the longer they hold onto him, the more teams they’ll have who would be willing to give up something for him.”

 

Whi lim not really a Rubio fan, I'd be OK with him as long as it meant a trade involving Brewer and probably Beverly. That would allow us to go with s top tier max player this year (Horford), use the remaining $17m on a complimentary piece(s), and still be able to go after a top tier free agent ($35m) again next year. I think that's the type of deal Morey would be looking for.

It's an improved team with future flexibility.

 

Exactly!! Beverley is washed up folks. He did sacrifice his body for the Rockets so props to him for that, but talent wise we really need an upgrade at our starting point guard position.

 

Get it done already morey

 

What we can offer to Wolves for Rubio?

 

I think he would fit okay next too harden if he can bump up the 3pt% up a bit.

He likes the ball in his hands too though.

 

LOL. No team want to sign Rubio. Please stop it.

 

Please let this thread sink.

Rockets already have loads of brickers.

 

Rubio is already signed to a pretty garbage contract. But so are Beverly and Brewer.

The point is to get rid of them, improve a position (PG), and still have the flexibility to upgrade at other positions while maintaining the ability to pursue a top tier FA next year. All while improving the team this year.

I know, it's a lot to take in.

 

Thursday's just about over..

 

Under the new cap, 14 /yr should turn out to be a big time bargain for this guy....

 

A whole lot better than Conley at the max.

 

That's debatable. Conley can shoot and finish. Rubio can't do either.

 

Also debatable is Rubio is the better playmaker rebounder defender size advantage can guard 1-2 and younger.