NY Knicks Rumors:
Ricky Rubio Traded if Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo, Kyle Lowry Deals Fail?
Timberwolves Confirm Request as Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic Targets
While a majority of the NBA is focusing on pulling off a trade for Kevin
Love, there are a few other Minnesota Timberwolves players generating some
attention as the offseason quickly approaches. The Timberwolves have found
themselves the center of the rumor circuit after Love reportedly told the
team he was headed for free agency in 2015 and did not intend on signing a
contract extension to stay. This made every team in the league believe he was
available, but he might not be the only one.
當NBA大部分的球隊都把目光鎖定在追求Love的同時，隨著休賽季的快速逼近，某些的灰狼
球員也引起了其他球隊的興趣。自從報導Love告知灰狼他並不打算跟球隊續約並要在2015
年投入自由市場後，灰狼就變成現在聯盟裡交易謠言的中心了，這消息讓聯盟裡的每支
球隊都躍躍欲試，但Love並不是大家唯一鎖定的目標。
According to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press, the Timberwolves have been
fielding plenty of calls regarding the status of point guard Ricky Rubio. The
point guard will be a restricted free agent come 2015, making $3 million a
season. Walters goes on to write that teams have been calling about Rubio's
availability for a year now and have denied all requests. However, even with
Rubio and Love, they have not found any kind of success and might actually be
willing to strike a deal.
據《先驅報》的記者Charley Walters透露，現在灰狼已經接到了許多詢價Ricky Rubio的
電話。到了2015年，Rubio的合約即將到期，到時候他將成為一名受限制的自由球員。
Walters還說在過去的一個賽季裡，其實已經有很多球隊詢問灰狼是否可以交易Rubio，
但當時的灰狼都拒絕了各種交易方案。
Rubio has yet to develop into an All-Star like the Timberwolves thought they
were getting. Yes, he spent a season recovering from a blown out knee and he
consistently ranks in the top five in assists. However, he put up career-low
numbers this season, shooting 38 percent from inside and 33 percent from
beyond the arc. That does not make him an ideal trade target, but for any
team that misses out on players like Rajon Rondo or Deron Williams, Rubio
could be the target.
自從加盟灰狼之後，Rubio並沒有像球隊預期的那樣成為一名全明星球員，是的，他花了
一整季的時間才從膝蓋十字韌帶斷裂的傷勢中復元，他一直是聯盟裡助攻前五多的常客，
然而，本季Rubio的籃下命中率只有38%，三分球的命中率也只有33%，都是他的職業生涯
的新低，這些都讓他很難成為一個理想的交易目標，但是對於那些想補強控衛又無法得到
Rajon Rondo或Deron Williams的球隊來說，Rubio會是一個不錯的選擇。
The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have all inquired
about players like Williams, Rondo and Jeremy Lin. It would make sense to add
Rubio to that list considering the size of his contract is doable for any
team strapped for cash aka the Knicks and Lakers. The Houston Rockets could
also make a move for the point guard is they send Lin packing.
湖人、尼克還有溜馬都在試圖補強控衛，而且這三支球隊都已經詢價了Deron Williams、
Rajon Rondo還有林書豪。考慮到某些有薪資壓力的球隊(如湖人和尼克)，對那些球隊來說
Rubio的合約算是比較可行的，因此Rubio被列入這些球隊的補強名單內並不奇怪。火箭也
可以送出林書豪的包裹來換Rubio。
There is no confirmation that the Timberwolves are willing to deal the point
guard. However, Walters writes that Minnesota is in a holding pattern at the
moment and could go towards the direction of rebuilding which would mean
dumping players like Love and Rubio in the offseason.
灰狼是否願意交易Rubio還不得而知，然而Walters透露，乎狼目前還是持觀望的態度，
但如果灰狼下定決心要重建的話，還是有可能在休賽季兜售Love和Rubio的。
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