Since the World Cup was going on, the Timberwolves have had to postpone their extension of Ricky Rubio since he was playing for Spain.
But Rubio is back in Minnesota and it’s time to tie up every loose end. That includes extending Ricky Rubio’s contract. According to SLAMonline, the T’Wolves Are feeling good about their chances.
“We’re going to look at the situation the same way we did with Kevin [Love],” Newton said. “We’re going to do the best thing for the organization, and if we can get something done sooner, great. If not, we’re not necessarily in a rush.”
“Going forward, you want to show good will and trust in a player,” Newton said. “So it can kind of go both ways whether you wait or do something now, but it has to be right for both sides.”
Training camp opens for the Timberwolves on Sept. 30 and there was no indication on Thursday that a deal was close. Newton said “there are some things we agree on, some things we don’t agree on.” […] “I feel optimistic,” Newton said. “Knowing Ricky the person, he wants to be here. We just have to deal with his agent.”
Now last time we heard about this was a couple of months ago when we all laughed at Ricky Rubio for even thinking he deserved a max deal. I just recently stopped laughing actually.
It’s going to be hard for the T’Wolves to convince Rubio that he won’t be the leader. He is the point guard after all and he has been there longer than most of the players on the roster. Have fun breaking that forcefield.
