…I really know very little about Rubio. But we have a couple recent instances of star/high-profile prospects trying to influence their destination, most memorably Yi JIanlin, but I also recall some rumors of Gallinari attempting something similar (I could be wrong about Gallinari, though).

Anyway, I’m just saying if the first three franchises picking consist of Minny, Memphis, and Oklahoma City (they won’t be, but just a hypothetical), I wonder if that might make Rubio pause about declaring. But who knows?

Speaking of those 3, Minny really, really needs help on the perimeterr while the other 2 really, really need bigs. At this point, barring Rubio declaring, this looks like a 2-player draft with Griffen and Harden. It could get interesting if the lotto balls put these teams in a position at the top of the draft with a player where they have a surplus.