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After it was recently announced that the Utah Jazz had decided to part ways with veteran big man Derrick Favors by sending him to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two future second-round picks, the 27-year-old posted a brief yet completely heartfelt message of appreciation for Utah — the city that had treated him […]

Despite earlier reports that the Indiana Pacers had been closing in on a potential deal with former Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, the Phoenix Suns have signed the Spaniard to a three-year, $51 million deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent Ricky Rubio agreed three-year, $51 million deal with the Phoenix […]

Signing a point guard to replace impending free agent Darren Collison was always going to be a priority for the Indiana Pacers heading into this summer. The fact that Collison recently announced his retirement at just 31 years old only heightened that sense of urgency. The Pacers had reportedly shown interest in former Utah Jazz […]

According to a recent report, the Minnesota Timberwolves were very much open to a reunion with Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, who himself will enter free agency within the next couple of days. Wolves insider Darren Wolfson reports that Minnesota were heavily invested on bringing back Rubio for next season, but that they decided […]

The Indiana Pacers are now likely to focus on signing Ricky Rubio when the free agency period begins. The Pacers were contemplating on keeping Darren Collison instead of signing a new point guard like Rubio. However, Indiana will not have any difficulty in deciding after Collison announced his retirement. According to Marc Stein of the […]

It’s no secret that the Phoenix Suns are in need of a point guard, so you would think they would be zeroing in on D’Angelo Russell, who is set to be a restricted free agent this summer. Not so fast. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Suns are actually focusing on veteran floor general […]

When the season ended, it didn’t look likely that Ricky Rubio would be returning to the Utah Jazz, and when the Jazz traded for Mike Conley earlier this week, it essentially sealed Rubio’s fate. Now, Rubio will have to try to find another team in free agency, something he has never done before. Rubio was […]

It seems that Ricky Rubio and the Utah Jazz will indeed part ways this summer. The veteran point guard said weeks ago that Jazz management had informed him that he wouldn’t be a priority this summer. Rubio, an upcoming free agent, took to Twitter to thank fans in Utah as he prepares to move on […]

The Utah Jazz made a massive trade to acquire star point guard Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies. It was a deal that sent Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, and multiple first-round picks to Memphis. What many didn’t think about following the trade, was the fact that it meant the end of the Ricky […]

One of the biggest wild cards in free agency this summer could be the Indiana Pacers, as they have a lot of cap space and could ultimately sign a max player to put alongside Victor Oladipo. But for now, the Pacers are apparently looking at point guard Ricky Rubio in free agency and have expressed […]

Utah Jazz’s unrestricted free agent point guard Ricky Rubio expects plenty of suitors despite a loaded free agent market. This was what Rubio told EuroHoops.net’s Stefan Djordevic on June 12. It will be very fun because I’m able to choose between many teams. But it depends on many factors because there will be many free […]

Unrestricted free agent Ricky Rubio has revealed that the Utah Jazz have told him they will likely not offer him a new contract: Ricky Rubio says he's not a priority for Utah https://t.co/rNs8X9IZq6 — Rotoworld Basketball (@rotoworld_bk) June 2, 2019 Rubio played for the Jazz for two seasons after spending six seasons with the Minnesota […]

Seeing Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol play in the NBA Finals has only fueled the desire of Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio to join a team with championship aspirations. Rubio, who will enter free agency this summer, has previously hinted that his time with the Jazz is over. He emphasized that he does not only […]

Now that the 2018-19 NBA season is over, Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio is getting ready to play for his native Spain in the FIBA World Cup. Unfortunately, it appears he is not able to fully commit to the national team at the moment due to his free agent status. Rubio is also set […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, and the veteran guard says “there are a thousand possibilities” that could happen this offseason. Rubio says he has to wait to see what other players do in free agency first before he can make a decision. The Spaniard mentions that if […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio is set to be a free agent this summer, and while he certainly isn’t one of the top free agents on the market, he will definitely draw some interest and should be able to help a team next season. But, in a league where traditional point guards are being […]

Ricky Rubio has gone from a sought-after young talent to a point guard that has likely plateaued at the age of 28, though the Utah Jazz floor general is still hoping to end his NBA story with a championship ring. Rubio, who has put up the two best scoring averages of his career with the […]

Ricky Rubio’s next contract is likely to shape the rest of his NBA career, as the Utah Jazz have been mum about their willingness to re-sign him. Rubio survived a turbulent trade deadline, including rumors of a potential point guard swap with Memphis Grizzlies lifer Mike Conley. Rubio was well aware of those implications and […]

Utah Jazz starting point guard Ricky Rubio reportedly isn’t planning to take much time off this offseason. According to Eric Woodyard of the Desert News, Rubio will start working out as early as May 13th back in Spain. The guard becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Ricky Rubio isn’t planning to take much time […]

Utah Jazz point man Ricky Rubio is still unsure if he will return to the team next season, following a 4-1 first-round series defeat at the hands of the Houston Rockets. The 28-year-old wasn’t fully convincing when talking with the front office, which led general manager Dennis Lindsey to say the following regarding his situation […]

The Utah Jazz have been eliminated from the playoffs, and there are some questions regarding the future of Ricky Rubio. The point guard was involved in some trade rumors earlier this season, and he’s now set to become an unrestricted free agent. Rubio admitted to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune that he was […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio knows that no team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs. The Jazz are currently down 3-0 to the Houston Rockets. Game 5 is on Wednesday in Houston and the Rockets are heavy favorites to win. Rubio says the Jazz have heart […]

The Utah Jazz have not exactly looked their best thus far in their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Houston Rockets, dropping Game 1 by 22 points and losing Game 2 by 20. Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio understands that his team is going to need to make some changes if it wants to […]

The Houston Rockets have jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Utah Jazz, thumping the Jazz by 22 points in Game 1 and following that up with a 20-point win in Game 2. Utah point guard Ricky Rubio has been impressed by how the Rockets have […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio says Houston Rockets superstar James Harden “is one of the best scorers of all time” and that the Jazz have to find ways “to make it difficult for him.” Harden scored 29 points in Game 1 and followed that up with 32 in Game 2. The Rockets have blown […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is one of the best players in the NBA. Though his defense lacks the same panache that he produces on the offensive side of the ball, he is doing so much on the more glamorous end that a few lapses here and there can be forgiven. Though many casual NBA […]

The Utah Jazz strategy against the Houston Rockets’ James Harden seems to be a conscious and deliberate effort in preventing his patented stepback jumpers and forcing him to go inside. Unfortunately for Ricky Rubio, his intentions may be a little too obvious. In a clip making the rounds on the internet, the Spaniard picked up […]

The Utah Jazz, thankfully, are poised to be close to full strength for their first-round series against the Houston Rockets. According to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, point guards Ricky Rubio and Raul Neto are probable for Game 1, while wing Kyle Korver is listed as questionable. Jazz injury report for Sunday vs. Rockets: […]

Ahead of the Houston Rockets’ first-round playoff matchup against the Utah Jazz, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni acknowledges the fact that his team’s opponent is dangerous. Although the Rockets hold the home-court advantage, D’Antoni warns Houston about being too complacent, especially since the Jazz will have point guard Ricky Rubio to run their offense this […]

The Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz will meet in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs with the series beginning Sunday at Toyota Center at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Rockets finished the 2018-19 season with a 53-29 record, good enough for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. The fifth-seeded Utah Jazz posted […]

The Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 111-102 on Monday night, and in the second quarter of the win, Ricky Rubio found Rudy Gobert for the reverse alley-oop throwdown: Rudy with the reverse oop! Halftime on NBALP:#TeamIsEverything 52#Hornets30 39 📱💻: https://t.co/cb8TXyNer6 pic.twitter.com/uN40ukxEb4 — NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2019 Rubio finished with […]

The Chicago Bulls will take an introspective look into their roster at the end of the season, a definite need to evaluate the talent at hand after efforts to rebuild the team. The possibility of Derrick Rose’s return to The Windy City was one in the minds of his longtime fans. K.C. Johnson of the […]

Ricky Rubio is a basketball wizard. Say what you will about the Utah Jazz guard’s career to date: He hasn’t come close to living up to pre-draft hype; eight years into his NBA tenure, he still can’t shoot or finish around the basket; and reasonable minds can disagree about the extent of his positive impact […]

Ricky Rubio is a humanitarian first and an NBA basketball player second. The Utah Jazz point guard invited a young fan from Spain and his family to Madison Square Garden for the team’s match-up against the New York Knicks Wednesday night. .@rickyrubio9 flew Luca, who is battling cancer, and his family out to Madison Square […]

Former NBA coach Flip Saunders is no longer with us in physical form, but the memories and lessons he shared continue to resonate with his former players, including Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio. On Thursday night, Rubio sent out a special dedication to honor Saunders’ legacy. In his caption, Rubio wrote one of the […]

A little over a week ago, the Utah Jazz were scraping at the bottom of the barrel for backcourt help. It appears they will no longer have that problem. Ricky Rubio and Raul Neto are officially probable to return against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. The two […]

The Utah Jazz know that every game matters in the home stretch of the NBA regular season. They are part of the six-team traffic jam occupying the third through eighth playoff spots in the crowded Western Conference. A five-game winning streak could mean home-court advantage in the first round for the Jazz. A five-game losing […]

The Utah Jazz, already without Dante Exum, will be missing two more playmakers on Thursday night. Point guards Ricky Rubio and Raul Neto, both suffering from left hamstring tightness, will not play against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced. Ricky and Raul are both OUT tonight in Denver (left hamstring tightness). — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) […]

Teamwork makes the dream work – at least by Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio’s standards. The 28-year-old Utah Jazz point guard isn’t a fan of the NBA trade deadline, and he let the league’s front offices know (h/t Yiannis Bouranis of Talk Basket). Ricky Rubio, on the drama of the trade deadline: "Do I […]