Ricky Rubio has not yet even tasted the first sip of sweet playoff nectar in the NBA. This is his 7th season in the league; the only current players with more seasons without hitting the postseason are Omri Casspi (playoffs this year), DeMarcus Cousins (does it count if he’s injured) and Luke Babbitt (probably playoffs). I wish I could say that the Jazz are definitely making it this year, but as you all know, I can’t. They’re playing really well, absolutely playing like a team who deserves to get swept in 5 by the Warriors, but they’re still on the outside looking in.
If they miss out, I officially offer this trade proposal to the Jazz to be completed after the final day of the regular season: Thon Maker for Ricky Rubio, straight up. The Jazz get a talented young player who can totally for sure catch passes thrown in his direction, and Rubio gets to go the playoffs with the Bucks. Any criticism of this proposed trade cannot include the words “not”, “allowed”, “under”, “the”, or “CBA”.