 On January 11, 2017, in a win over the Houston Rockets, Rubio had a 17-assist effort for the fifth time in his career.Rubio also passed Sam Mitchell to move into fourth place on the team's career games played list with 292.On January 30, 2017, he made a career-high six three-pointers to lead the Timberwolves to a 111–105 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic.