The Spanish base Ricky Rubio He began his second stage with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday and although he did not shine in the individual game, his team did beat the Detroit Pistons 111-101 at home.
Having played his first six seasons as an NBA professional with the Timberwolves, blond he was traded to the Utah Jazz to play two years and last league with the Phoenix Suns.
blond He returned this season to the Timberwolves, who got it through a trade with the Suns.
The El Masnou player played 25 minutes in which he barely contributed three points, after scoring 1 of 4 shots from the field, missed a triple attempt, and hit 1 of 2 from the personnel line.
blond he captured a defensive rebound, distributed three assists, recovered two balls, lost another and committed three personal fouls.
Juancho Hernangómez also premiered
His compatriot, the power forward Juancho Hernangómez He also played like the Timberwolves, but as a backup and like blond he did not have his best scoring inspiration, by going blank.
The youngest of the brothers Hernangomez played just 12 minutes in which he missed all five shots he made to the basket, including four 3-point attempts, captured three defensive rebounds and recovered a ball
While his brother Willy, who plays for the New Orleans Pelicans this season, continued as he had ended in 2019-20 with his former Charlotte Hornets team, sitting on the bench without seeing action.
The new Pelicans coach, Stan Van Gundy, did not give him a minute in his opening game of the new season that they won 99-113 on the road to the Toronto Raptors, who play at the provisional headquarters in Tampa (Florida).
