Week 12 of the NBA season is not a good one for Timberwolves fans as Ricky Rubio tore his ACL in the final seconds of the Lakers game on Friday. Rubio proved in his rookie campaign that success (or lack thereof) in the international circuit doesn’t equate to success or failure in the NBA. Rubio finished his rookie season with an average of 10.6 points, 8.2 assists and 2.2 steals per-game, quite impressive considering he was putting up just 6.5 points, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals a night in Barcelona.
What the injury means in fantasy terms is that Luke Ridnour will slide into the starting PG role, and J.J. Barea will back him up. Ridnour is a must-own player moving forward and Barea is someone to keep an eye on, but not add for the time being. Martell Webster should get the bulk of the starts at SG, but Wayne Ellington is still in the mix and will get his share of the minutes as well. Neither is a compelling option at SG unless you are in an extremely deep league.
