A notable NBA veteran seems to be on the verge of calling it a profession.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio introduced over the summer time that he was taking a psychological health-related depart of absence. He has not returned to the group since. On Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Rubio and the Cavs have agreed to a contract buyout.
Wojnarowski notes that the buyout settlement possible alerts the tip of Rubio’s NBA profession. If the 33-year-old decides to proceed to play professionally, it is going to possible be in his native Spain.
Rubio is owed $6.1M this season with a partial assure of $4.25M for subsequent season.
Rubio started his skilled profession in Spain when he was 14. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 5 total choose in 2009 and made his debut with the franchise two years later. Rubio has averaged 10.8 factors, 7.4 assists and 1.8 steals per sport over his 12-year NBA profession.
After struggling the second torn ACL of his profession two years in the past, Rubio has performed sparingly during the last two seasons. He joined the Cavs midseason final 12 months and averaged 5.2 factors and three.5 assists in 33 video games.
