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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 78
ANALYSIS: Talk about closing the circle. After getting drafted by Minny all the way back in 2009, playing his first NBA game with the Wolves two years later, and spending the last three years splitting time between Utah and Phoenix, Ricky (perhaps Rick now?) Rubio is back. A series of offseason moves by Phoenix ended with Rubio finding his way to Minny, and he will most probably become the no. 1 PG for the Wolves in 2021.
Yes, D'Angelo Russell is a Wolf these days. But D'Angelo Russell is more of a finisher than a creator, which shouldn't interfere with Rubio's main role in this offense. Will there be problems in terms of how D'Lo and Ricky Rubio mix and match together sharing the floor? Maybe. Will they share the floor? Undoubtedly. That's a win already.
Playing for a resurging Suns next season, Rubio turned out to be one of the brightest lights in Phoenix. Not only did Rubio finished 2020 as the 42th-best fantasy player in total points, but he ranked an even better 28th-best in FP/min while playing 31 mpg for the Suns. Just four other players in the league finished with Rubio's 13-8-4 average line (he actually averaged 8.8 apg), those being Luka, LeBron, Trae, and Dame. Not bad. Those four players' average ADP? 8.8. Rubio¡s? 78. Don't overdraft Ricky, but definitely don't wait until the 6th+ round to pick him if you don't want to get snipped.
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