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Ricky Rubio is a target for the Indiana Pacers

Ricky Rubio has impressed during his time with the Utah Jazz

Following another early playoff exit, the Utah Jazz are trying to upgrade their point guard options. To free up salary, the Jazz will allow Ricky Rubio to leave in free agency, and according to The Ringer, the Pacers are hopeful of bringing the Spaniard to Indiana:

Unrestricted free-agent point guard Ricky Rubio will be a top target of the Pacers, according to multiple league sources. Rubio would replace point guards Darren Collison and Cory Joseph—both unrestricted free agents—and share the backcourt with Victor Oladipo, who ruptured his right quadriceps tendon this past season. Rubio is a worse shooter than Collison and Joseph, but would provide a significant defensive and playmaking upgrade to better complement Oladipo’s score-first style.

Rubio joined the Jazz back in 2017, and this season averaged 12.7 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.