Draft Recap: Wolves Draft Rubio, Flynn, Blazers Get Pendergraph

Two point guards are better than one for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it seems. Ricky Rubio and Johnny Flynn were take back-to-back in an exciting NBA Draft. The 2009 NBA Draft was better than expected, with plenty of surprising selections as well as some startling slides. The Minnesota Timberwolves, selected Spanish guard Ricky “the next Pete Maravich” Rubio with the fifth overall pick after the Oklahoma City Thunder inexplicably passed him up and instead chose guard James Harden with the third overall pick. Then, the Timberwolves made an odd choice, taking another point guard, Johnny Flynn. Even though it was shocking, Minnesota is convinced that they can find time for both players, just using them in different sets. Rubio, who was rumored to be headed to the New York Knicks after the pick was made, has acknowledged through his agent that he could spend a couple more years in Europe to fine-tune his game. This would give Flynn, who I think is a better player than Rubio, will be ... (link)