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.
当NBA大部分的球队都把目光锁定在追求Love的同时，随着休赛季的快速逼近，某些的灰狼
球员也引起了其他球队的兴趣。自从报导Love告知灰狼他并不打算跟球队续约并要在2015
年投入自由市场后，灰狼就变成现在联盟里交易谣言的中心了，这消息让联盟里的每支
球队都跃跃欲试，但Love并不是大家唯一锁定的目标。
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.
据《先驱报》的记者Charley Walters透露，现在灰狼已经接到了许多询价Ricky Rubio的
电话。到了2015年，Rubio的合约即将到期，到时候他将成为一名受限制的自由球员。
Walters还说在过去的一个赛季里，其实已经有很多球队询问灰狼是否可以交易Rubio，
但当时的灰狼都拒绝了各种交易方案。
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.
自从加盟灰狼之后，Rubio并没有像球队预期的那样成为一名全明星球员，是的，他花了
一整季的时间才从膝盖十字韧带断裂的伤势中复元，他一直是联盟里助攻前五多的常客，
然而，本季Rubio的篮下命中率只有38%，三分球的命中率也只有33%，都是他的职业生涯
的新低，这些都让他很难成为一个理想的交易目标，但是对于那些想补强控卫又无法得到
Rajon Rondo或Deron Williams的球队来说，Rubio会是一个不错的选择。
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、尼克还有溜马都在试图补强控卫，而且这三支球队都已经询价了Deron Williams、
Rajon Rondo还有林书豪。考虑到某些有薪资压力的球队(如湖人和尼克)，对那些球队来说
Rubio的合约算是比较可行的，因此Rubio被列入这些球队的补强名单内并不奇怪。火箭也
可以送出林书豪的包裹来换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.
灰狼是否愿意交易Rubio还不得而知，然而Walters透露，乎狼目前还是持观望的态度，
但如果灰狼下定决心要重建的话，还是有可能在休赛季兜售Love和Rubio的。
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