It was the timing more than anything that made it peculiar for Ricky Rubio to sign in Phoenix.
Not only that it came after days if not weeks of rumors connecting Rubio to Indiana, but because of the recent transactions in Phoenix as well. When Igor Kokoskov was the coach of the Suns, targeting Rubio, who played in Kokoskov’s system with the Jazz, would have been natural. Instead, with Monty Williams coaching the team, it was unclear what type of point guard Phoenix might target.