Phoenix Suns: Complete grades for the 2019 NBA offseason
By Adam Noel
Signing Ricky Rubio
After months of speculation as to what the Phoenix Suns would do to fill the point guard, fans prayers were finally answered. Or so it seems they did.
To kick off NBA free agency, the Suns signed Ricky Rubio to a three-year $51 million deal.
Free agent Ricky Rubio has agreed three-year, $51 million deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2019
And while Rubio is a nice fit next to Devin Booker in the backcourt, there are a couple red flags that arise from him joining the group.
The first is that Rubio is a career 32.2 percent 3-point shooter.
This coming after the Suns were the worst team in the NBA from that department and still lack consistent shooters around Booker. Rubio brings consistency to the point guard position, but not a whole lot of shooting to the Suns.
The second is that Rubio will cost Phoenix an average of $17 million per season for the next three years.
While the contract wasn’t as bad as some others made this offseason, that’s a high-price to pay for the Spaniard. It’s clear that general manager James Jones and his staff certainly thought Rubio was worth the price tag.
Rubio fills a huge void for Phoenix, but at his cost and limited offense this was a tough one for the Suns.