Knicks News: New York Interested In Ricky Rubio

By Brian Rauf August 17, 2015
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The New York Knicks are looking for ways to upgrade their roster, and team president Phil Jackson has reportedly targeted Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio as someone he wants to acquire, according to Sportando:

The New York Knicks are looking for an upgrade in the PG position and Ricky Rubio is one of their targets. Phil Jackson is not [satisfied] with his current PG’s (Calderon, Jerian Grant and Langston Galloway) and Rubio may be an interesting option for the team. The Spanish point-guard is under contract with Minnesota until 2019 and a trade seems unlikely in this moment but if Rubio will continue to struggle, every scenario could be possible.

Rubio has dealt with his fair share of injuries during his four-year NBA career, tearing his ACL in 2013 and suffering an ankle injury that limited him to just 22 games in the 2014-15 season.

While Rubio is widely considered to be one of the NBA's top pass-first point guards, the Timberwolves have spent two of their past three first-round picks on combo guard Zach LaVine and point guard Tyus Jones, making him an expendable part of Minnesota's young rebuild. 

Rubio averaged 10.3 points, 8.8 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game last season.

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