Jon Krawczynski: Lot of questions about Rubio-Middleton talks tonight. Here’s what I was told at the time from multiple people… Bucks called several times that week trying to get Rubio. Each time they were told “Khris Middleton has to be involved to have talks.” And each time the Bucks said they wouldn’t part with Middleton. So that was the end of that.
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After some initial talks, the Wolves told Milwaukee they would swap Ricky Rubio for Khris Middelton, and when the Bucks declined, Minnesota even discussed the possibility of tossing in a protected 2016 first-round pick, per league sources familiar with the matter. Other outlets have reported Milwaukee's interest in Rubio -- Jason Kidd seems to have a thing for rangy point guards with busted jumpers -- but Milwaukee never seriously entertained trading Middleton, sources say.
