Cavs’ Ricky Rubio: ‘My NBA Days Are Coming to End’

Cavaliers point guard Ricky Rubio tried with all his might to return to form this past offseason. But ACL surgery in 2022 slowed him down.

Now, he admittedly does not have long in the NBA.

“The idea when I left Europe to play in the NBA was to come back at some point,” Rubio said, via EuroHoops. “I don’t know where I will be mentally and physically and if I will continue to play, but yes, my NBA days are coming to an end.”

Rubio, 32, played a limited role this past season after returning from ACL surgery in January. He appeared in 33 games, averaging 5.2 points and 3.5 assists. He appeared in just three of the Cavs’ five playoff games, averaging a mere 5.7 minutes.

It was far from his magical half-season for the Cavs in 2021-22. But again, he was coming off a major knee injury.

The second year of Rubio’s current deal is not fully guaranteed.

“I have two years left on my contract. Maybe one,” he said on the La Sotana podcast, via Johnny Askounis of EuroHoops. “We will see.”

Along with the Cavs, Rubio has spent time with Timberwolves, Jazz, and Suns during a 12-year career. Before that, he spent six years in Europe.