Ricky Rubio

Team Number:	9
Birth Date:	10/21/1990
Height:	6'2"
Weight:	190lbs.
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Ricky Rubio was born October 21, 1990 in Barcelona, Spain. From an early age, Ricky Rubio was a basketball star and at the age of 15 he became the youngest player to play in the Spanish ACB League. Ricky Rubio despite being so young has played for several Spanish Professional Teams. Ricky Rubio started playing Spanish professional basketball for DKV Joventut. While playing with Joventut, Ricky Rubio received several awards including the 2008 Mr. Europa Award.

Ricky Rubio entered the 2009 NBA Draft and was drafted as the 5th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio was the first player who was born in the 1990s to be drafted into the NBA. The day after the draft, Ricky Rubio’s father announced that he would likely stay in Spain for one more season to avoid they buy-out with his DKV Joventut contract. The rest of the summer was marked with debates of would he or would he not be coming to Minnesota.

At the end of the summer of 2009, Ricky Rubio announced that he was not going to be coming to play on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster. The Minnesota Timberwolves retained the rights to Ricky Rubio for one year after his contract ends and he will be subject to 2009 rookie wages despite NBA pay increases. For now, Ricky Rubio is still considered a Minnesota Timberwolves, but emotions are mixed if fans even want to see Ricky Rubio wear a Minnesota Timberwolves jersey.