Ricky Rubio rumors: Rubio wants to stay with Minnesota Timberwolves

Now that the Minnesota Timberwolves have dealt away star power forward Kevin Love, they are looking to avoid another popular player – point guard Ricky Rubio. The Timberwolves and Rubio would like to get an extension done but the two sides don’t seem all that close and only have until the deadline of October 31 to work things out.

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, Rubio wants to stay with the Timberwolves.

"“But in the end, it didn’t work out and we move on. He’s always going to be a great memory with me. Not just the way we played together, because it was fun but it’s the way he accepted me from day one.”So Minnesota president and coach Flip Saunders has to make a decision on his willingness to extend Rubio’s rookie contract with a deal that corresponds with a belief the T’wolves see him as franchise cornerstone. Saunders has had discussions with Rubio’s agent Dan Fegan and they’ll talk more between now and the Oct. 31 deadline. Without an extension, Rubio can be a restricted free agent next summer.“I’m loyal,” Rubio told Yahoo. “I want to give them back what they gave me there: a lot of love."

Rubio averaged 9.5 points, 8.6 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 38.1% from the floor, 33.1% from beyond the arc and 80.2% from the free throw line last season. In his career, he’s put up 10.1 points, 8.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 36.8% from the floor, 32.3% from three and 80.1% from the charity stripe.

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