Ricky Rubio - July 2009 |
twolvesblog.com - 7/22/2009
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From the Associated Press: Ricky Rubio plans to
part ways with Spanish basketball club DKV Joventut even...
if the Minnesota Timberwolves cannot reach a deal to bring their first round draft pick to the NBA. Timberwolves president David Kahn was in Spain this week to try and help the ...
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Rubio plans to leave DKV Joventut
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twincities.com - 7/2/2009
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The Minnesota Timberwolves' top draft pick, Ricky Rubio,
18, will remain in Spain to play for his...
DKV Joventut basketball team for the remaining two years of his contract rather than try to move to the NBA this season, El Periodico reported today. The ...
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Shooter Now: Timberwolves' draft pick Ricky Rubio ...
twolvesblog.com - 7/20/2009
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From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: David Kahn just talked
to reporters on a conference call and said this...
trade is all about balancing the roster, creating extra roster space so the team can possibly make other moves and clear additional cap room in 2010-11 by dealing away Telfair and his ...
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Notes on Kahn's conference call
scoresreport.com - 7/17/2009
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(from The Scores Report) The NBA offseason is
by no means over, but the lion’s share is...
behind us, so it’s a good time to take a look back at a few of the…um…let’s say “questionable” decisions of the summer.
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The Top 10 Head Scratchers of the 2009 NBA Offseason
twolvesblog.com - 7/22/2009
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From Britt Robson/On The Ball: So, ultimately what
we have out of this deal is a cleaner...
slate for Kahn to use. Like the Foye-Miller deal, we can't judge this trade unless a few more shoes drop. Foye-Miller clearly looks better in light of the Rubio drafting. Kahn is going to need similarly ...
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Wolves Updates 7/21 Part 2
twolvesblog.com - 7/28/2009
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From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: Kahn said he expects
to "sketch out an offer of some sort" for...
his prospective coach before bringing him in to meet Taylor and that he spoke to the owner about that Sunday. When it comes to finalizing a hire, though, there's still no firm timetable. "I'm ...
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Wolves Updates 7/28 Part 2
twolvesblog.com - 7/11/2009
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From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Here’s the gist from
Spanish media reports the last day or two on...
the Ricky Rubio Saga: Two teams in Spanish’s top ACB league — Real Madrid and Unicaja Malaga — are trying to negotiate to reach an agreement with his current DKV Joventut team on that big buyout ...
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Zgoda: Latest on Rubio
twolvesblog.com - 7/14/2009
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From Marc Stein/ESPN: The Minnesota Timberwolves' deliberate coaching
search will soon move into its next phase with...
ESPN/ABC analyst Mark Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis and Houston Rockets assistant coach Elston Turner expected to progress to the deciding round of ...
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Wolves Updates 7/14 Part 2
twolvesblog.com - 7/14/2009
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From Ric Bucher/ESPN: Spanish star Ricky Rubio's move
to the NBA has been complicated by his sliding...
to fifth in the draft, but the only options he's currently considering are playing in Minnesota or returning to DKV Joventut, sources said on Tuesday. Had Rubio been a top three pick, he ...
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Wolves Updates 7/14 Part 3
twolvesblog.com - 7/16/2009
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From: John Krawczynski / Associated Press : MINNEAPOLIS
(AP)—The Minnesota Timberwolves cannot do much financially to help...
Ricky Rubio(notes) with a multimillion-dollar buyout of his contract with DKV Joventut in Spain. So team president David Kahn is heading across the Atlantic to meet with ...
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Kahn Travels to Spain to Discuss Rubio
twolvesblog.com - 7/23/2009
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From Marca.com (translation via HoopsHype ): David Kahn
is in Spain "to help", as he said. He...
is in Spain with agent Dan Fegan, who has deals with Minnesota companies -worth $4 million- in order to convince DKV Joventut to let the kid leave the Spanish club to the NBA. From Jerry ...
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Wolves Updates 7/22 Part 2
twolvesblog.com - 7/25/2009
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From Telemadrid (link and translation from HoopsHype :
Ricky Rubio is about to sign a deal with...
Real Madrid for the next two seasons. From Marca.com (link and translation from HoopsHype ): "I don't know anything about that offer from Real Madrid," said Jordi Villacampa (Joventut's ...
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Rubio rumors
thehoopdoctors.com - 7/2/2009
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July 2, 2009 - Dr. J-Water We’d like
to give a shout out to The Hoop Doctors...
reader Jeff Davies for giving us the heads up on the new Gillette commercial called “The Moments” featuring Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, ...
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Did Gillette Jump the Gun on the Ricky Rubio Spot?
sports2debate.com - 7/3/2009
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NBA Debate: Where will Ricky Rubio be playing
in 2009-2010 Season? ... Possibilites- 1. PG for the...
Minnesota Timberwolves .. 2. PG for the New York Knicks .. 3. PG for some team in Europe ...4. PG for some other NBA Team
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NBA Debate: Where will Ricky Rubio be playing in ...
twolvesblog.com - 7/15/2009
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From Howard Beck/New York Times: President of Timberwolves
Is Wishing Upon a Star Kahn’s roster of mentor...
figures also includes Commissioner David Stern, who wrote him a recommendation letter for New York University law school nearly 20 years ago. The two also worked closely in recent years, ...
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Wolves Updates 7/14 Part 5
twolvesblog.com - 7/15/2009
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From Bob Sansevere/Pioneer Press: Minnesota Timberwolves president of
basketball operations David Kahn plans to complete the preliminary...
round of interviews for a new head coach with two interviews today, he said this morning. Kahn declined to identify the two candidates involved in the ...
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Wolves Updates 7/15
twolvesblog.com - 7/16/2009
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From Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports: LAS VEGAS – Minnesota
Timberwolves general manager David Kahn is planning a trip...
to Spain to meet DKV Joventut officials about lowing the steep $6.6 million buyout clause in draft pick Ricky Rubio’s(notes) contract, sources with knowledge of Kahn’s ...
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Woj sources: Kahn to meet with Rubio's team
twolvesblog.com - 7/17/2009
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From the Associated Press: Colorado athletic director Mike
Bohn says basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik had a "casual"...
conversation with the Minnesota Timberwolves about their head coaching vacancy. But Bohn told the Daily Camera in Boulder that he believes Bzdelik is committed to the Buffaloes. ...
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Wolves Updates 7/17
twolvesblog.com - 7/21/2009
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From the Associated Press: Kahn has interviewed more
than a dozen candidates for the position after deciding...
not to bring back Kevin McHale. He says he will narrow the field down to three or four finalists before beginning the second round of interviews. Kahn declined to discuss specific ...
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Wolves Updates 7/20 Part 3
twolvesblog.com - 7/21/2009
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From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Kahn called the 6-6
Richardson's acquisition "less an acquisition at this point than...
an ability to create [roster] flexibility" and make additional trades, perhaps to target expensive Phoenix shooting guard Jason Richardson or disgruntled Portland shooting guard ...
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Wolves Updates 7/21
