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Cavs: 2 key ways Ricky Rubio’s leadership will help the team

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio handles the ball. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

I was a fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers acquiring Ricky Rubio a few hours before the 2021 NBA Draft via trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. That was in exchange for Taurean Prince, a 2022 second-round pick via the Washington Wizards and cash considerations.

I’m not going to say that Prince wasn’t a quality rotational shooter; he was for Cleveland, and he knocked in 41.5 percent of his three-point attempts with the Cavaliers following his mid-season trade arrival from the Brooklyn Nets.