RADIO
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Cavs acquired Ricky Rubio earlier this summer while he was thriving in Toky with the Spanish national team, and the trade for the Spaniard seemed like a steal (not totally reasonable given his age and the presence of Collin Sexton/Darius Garland on the team) and a solid acquisition if only to have a role model around the youngsters in the squad. Two games into the season, that's exactly what has happened--and then some.
Of course, Rubio's Friday start for Cleveland came down to Garland's unavailability with a screwed ankle. Even then, though, Rubio had already played 25 minutes in the season opener against Memphis coming off the pine and then logged 28 in Friday's affair with Charlotte. Here are Rubio's two stat lines so far this season: 12-4-10-1 and 15-2-10-2. That's robotic consistency, folks.
Rubio shot the rock 10+ times in each of those games hitting 40%+ of his total shots. On top of that, Rubio has scored 3 triples in back-to-back games for Cleveland, a nice boost to his upside. Even coming off the bench once Garland is back, there is a very real chance Cleveland moves Collin Sexton to another team eventually before the trade deadline. If that happens, Rubio will instantly become a must-have player in every league. Until then, let's call him a 12-team rosterable player with huge upside for his role.
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