Report: Rubio agrees to 3-year deal with Suns

Point guard Ricky Rubio, linked in the past week to the Indiana Pacers, agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal with the Phoenix Suns, The Athletic reported Sunday. Earlier Sunday, the New York Times' Marc Stein tweeted that Rubio to Indiana was a "virtual done deal."

But instead of replacing retired Darren Collison in Indiana, Rubio will get a chance to run the show in Phoenix, which has been looking for a veteran to pair in the backcourt with shooting guard Devin Booker. Rubio, 28, averaged 12.7 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds last season, his second with the Utah Jazz. The eight-year NBA veteran has career averages of 11.1 points, 7.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds in 498 games (477 starts).

He spent his first six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves after the team made the Spaniard the No. 5 pick in the 2009 draft. Minnesota traded Rubio in June 2017 to the Jazz, where he finished a four-year, $55 million contract before becoming an unrestricted free agent after last season.