Per ESPN's Marc Stein and the Salt Lake City Tribune's Tony Jones, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio has been traded to the Utah Jazz.
The Ricky Rubio trade is happening, sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune. Deal is close to being done
The Jazz, who had reportedly been working on a solution to fill the starting point guard position with considerable concern veteran George Hill would decamp, potentially influencing free agent Gordon Hayward's decision-making in free agency as well. While certainly a competent one in the NBA, Rubio is a step down from Hill.