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Charley Walters: No. 1 draft pick Ricky Rubio to meet with Minnesota Timberwolves about contract
A little birdie said Ricky Rubio and his father were to fly to Minneapolis on Saturday to quietly meet with Timberwolves President David Kahn, who was to welcome the team's top draft pick to Minnesota and chat about beginning his NBA future here.
Knicks don't have knack to land Rubio
nydailynews.com — Ricky Rubio was reportedly in Minnesota this weekend to meet with Wolves GM David Kahn, whose decision... to draft the Spanish guard is looking better by the minute. Mitch Lawrence in Sunday's Daily News reported that the Wolves turned down a deal ... (more) Knicks don't have knack to land Rubio
Anybody seen Ricky Rubio at El Meson?
blogs2.startribune.com — To address the little birdie and Charley Walters’ “report” that Ricky Rubio was in town — or... due in town — yesterday to meet with David Kahn… Honestly, I don’t know. I’ve worked to confirm it, which ... (more) Anybody seen Ricky Rubio at El Meson?
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The State Of Minnesota Is Now The Edge Of Madness
hardwoodparoxysm.com — In sports, and in particular the NBA, fans go through peaks and valleys of swagger, ferver, hunger,... misery,desperation, and redemption, which leads to swagger. Unless you’re a Lakers fan. Then you pretty much just have swagger. All the time.  ... (more) The State Of Minnesota Is Now The Edge Of Madness
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Where Will Ricky Rubio Play Next Year?
Basketball Fiend — ... to play for Real Madrid and a club team in Turkey. Offers like those will make it difficult for Kahn to keep Rubio in Minnesota this season, as he is reportedly trying to do. Though it is the opinion of TwinCities.com writer Charley Waters, who reported on Rubio’s visit to Minnesota on Saturday, that Rubio “agree to the amount and get a lucrative NBA career started”, it obviously will not be as simple as that. Rubio, and Kahn, have a number of different options to weigh. Not one of which is cut-and-dry. (Especially given that, if he plays for the Timberwolves this season, ...

Kahn’s Fight to the Death: Rubio vs. the Wolves
The Big Lead — ... Ricky Rubio: Here’s where things stand - the St. Paul Pioneer press reported that Rubio was to meet with ...

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