sportingnews.com - 6/22/2009
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You can thank Brandon Jennings. When the brash point guard came to Sacramento , he called out Ricky Rubio, and made the city's name synonymous with pre-draft rivalries. So what did Rubio do when he touched down in the capital of the Golden State? Naturally, he went in the other direction, ...
draftexpress.com - 6/22/2009
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Green Room Invites...The Wacky Top-5 of the Draft...Thabeet
Cancels Workout...Harden the last man standing in Memphis?...Kings passing...
on Rubio? Raja Bell to Golden State?
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Word on the Street, June 22nd
with-malice.com - 6/23/2009
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This piece is written by TBF - in
his debut here. TBF originally wrote this as a...
forum piece, but in discussion he & I agreed it was definitely good enough to put up as a blog-piece. TBF hails from the same part of the world as Usher & 46 (who both have shared their insight over the ...
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Draft Preview...
nypost.com - 6/22/2009
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> The Knicks have not given up hope
on Ricky Rubio and are still trying to interview...
the 18-year-old Spanish point guard phenom this week before Thursday's NBA Draft, according to a source. Rubio will be in New York for the draft but hasn't ...
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KNICKS POINTING AT RUBIO
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Sactown Royalty —
... and Donté Greene really bristle at a kid who wants to do nothing more than be their friend and feed them lob passes at the rim? (Hawes told KHTK's Carmichael Dave that he'd pick Rubio in the draft, Martin is close with the man who has navigated the Rubio waters, and Greene and Thompson would make a killing off a fast, creative point guard. A killing in dunks. The dunk-dollar exchange rate is AMAZING in the NBA!) ...
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Ricky Rubio May Play in the NBA for Free
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Ricky Rubio Dribbling Between Legs
Ricky Rubio might end up playing in the NBA for free. It appears as though there is a very real possibility that Ricky Rubio may be forced to play in the NBA and not even get to spend the paycheck he’ll get from the team.
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sactownroyalty.com 6/22/2009 — Chad Ford, ESPN.com , June 22:
Several people in the Kings ' front office already doubted Rubio was the right fit, so it didn't help that he wasn't there to duke it out with the other top prospects. [...] Evans emerged at the top. His physicality ...
Will Ricky Rubio Bust? A Debate
nba.fanhouse.com 6/19/2009 — by Matt Moore Since Brandon Jennings made headlines by asserting that Spanish point guard prospect Ricky Rubio is "all hype," already skeptical draftniks have taken a closer look at La Pistola's chances in the lig. FanHouse's Matt Moore and Tom ...
Rubio buyout situation almost resolved
sacbee.com 6/21/2009 — Ricky Rubio's situation is about to get less complicated. According to a source close to Rubio, the $6.6 million buyout of the Spanish point guard's contract with his current team, DKV Joventut, will likely be reduced today or tomorrow to...
Ricky Rubio Interview with Kings.com
thehoopdoctors.com 6/22/2009 — We all know by now the Sacramento Kings have a tonne of interest in Rubio. Check out what Rubio had to say about the Kings and his favorite NBA point guard when he sat down with Kings.com
TIMBERWOLVES: Wolves Select Ricky Rubio at No. 5
nba.com 6/26/2009 — Ricky Rubio Audio Ricky Rubio, a 6-4 guard from Spain, averaged 10.0 points and 6.1 assists per game for DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain) during the 2008-09 season. In four seasons with DKV Joventut Badalona of the Spanish ACB League, Rubio averaged 7.2 ...
Thoughts on Ricky Rubio
forumblueandgold.com 7/1/2009 —
A couple years ago I got to meet and hang out with Xavier, FB&G’s defacto European corrispondent, and at the time he said I needed to see more of this 16 year old named Ricky Rubio. Now, Rubio and his future plans are the talk of the NBA, ...
2009 NBA Draft: Throwing Down The Gauntlet
3shadesofblue.com 6/18/2009 — Well Grizz fans if you have not heard yet, Ricky Rubio was in Sacramento yesterday to visit the Kings organization and staff. It seems that Rubio's agent is doing his best job to steer him directly to Sacramento. It started the night of the 2009 NBA Draft Lottery and there has been a ...
