NBA Trades & Free Agency: 5 Offseason moves that shouldn't have happened

#1 Ricky Rubio to the Phoenix Suns (Free Agent)

The Phoenix Suns signed Rubio to a massive deal

Ricky Rubio got a huge payday in the 2019 NBA Free Agency when the Phoenix Suns came calling to make him their starting point guard for the near future. Point Guard was the most undermanned position at the Suns and while acquiring Rubio makes sense on paper, it might just be one of the worst moves the Suns made in the off-season.

The Phoenix Suns have Devin Booker as their franchise star and last season, Booker showed immense skill at handling the ball as well as being a superb off the ball shooter as well. Booker improved his scoring statistics from last season and still was able to become more of a facilitator on the ball.

His improvement towards becoming someone like James Harden will be hampered to some extent with the presence of Rubio on the court, who will demand more touches on the ball and will look to facilitate the game.

Rubio, over the years, is one of the most beloved players, even though he was not been able to set the court on fire. He has not shot the 3 well his whole career and has not been a consistent scorer either. The Jazz let him move on as he did not seem to fit into their plans and Rubio does not seem to fit in here either, on paper at least.

Rubio signed a 3 year, $51 million contract with the Suns, a huge number for a point guard who can just pass the ball well, is neither great at scoring or defending and will just take the touches away from Booker. This seems like a move that will not favour the Suns any which way we look at it and seems like just bad business.