Published 7/3/2009
by Matthew Hayden
at Bleacher Report - NBA
I hear a lot of chit chat, a lot of BS, and nonsense. And quite frankly I'm sick of it.
It all starts with the NBA draft of '09, when David Kahn decided to draft Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn—two point guards, back-to-back.
Some would argue that Kahn made a dumb move by doing that, and I say it was very smart. For one, Rubio is not guaranteed to play for the Wolves this year, or at all, for that matter. For two, Rubio might not want to come to the Timberwolves due to the low market.
So why draft him knowing this? Well, in all honesty, Rubio is a very valuable asset. Why? Because he's a franchise player. Kahn is keeping Rubio very valuable by stating that "we can wait one or two years for Rubio," setting the consensus that "it's going to take a lot to get Rubio's rights."
Despite being a Rubio fan, I'm very optimistic if he does not play for the Timberwolves, due to the fact that the Timberwolves drafted a potential franchise player point guard by the name of Flynn. Some ESPN experts have ...
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