After a year’s worth of rumors and reports, Ricky Rubio is finally on the move.
The Minnesota Timberwolves dealt the veteran point guard to the Utah Jazz on Friday in exchange for a first-round pick in 2018 originally owned by Oklahoma City.
The Jazz were able to take on Rubio’s cap hit — slightly over $14 million — because they had room, but only before July 1.
Rubio had a career year with the Wolves this past season, setting personal highs in points per game (11.1), assists per game (9.1) and field-goal percentage (40.2). That last part has always been a bugaboo for Rubio, who shot better than 40 percent from the field for the first time in 2016-17 and has a 37.