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I don't think that convenient excuse pops up if he's drafted by a big market team.
LOL Euroleague over NBA
I don't think that convenient excuse pops up if he's drafted by a big market team.
I am sure the other draft picks will also be glad to pay $8.2 millions just for right to step on NBA court.
Then your math is VERY poor.
Then your logic is very poor. Why is it I heard nothing about this 8.2 million dollar buyout up until the Timberwolves drafted him?
DUNCAN, per usual, with the goods.
What does qft mean?
The last time a black American pulled this crap (Steve Francis), he was ridiculed for it and instantly labeled a selfish player.
Since Ricky Rubio is a white European, it's for some reason ok for him to do this.
Then why would he sign a five year deal? Why not just play out his current contract? He wants to play where he wants to play, and this contract is just for leverage.
Supposedly because this current team can pay the 8.2 million dollar buyout that suddenly popped up the day after he was drafted.
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Because you are a dumb ass.
6 years contract
You like almost all others here are a liar and a deciever.
remove the mirror from your front before typing.
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To be fair, his buyout was a known problem well before he was drafted. It was a risk to draft him because of it.
Yeah, that's why the only teams he met pre-draft were Sacramento and Oklahoma, two big market teams.
Are you really this dumb or just acting?
Because you weren't paying attention? The amount of the buyout clause was well-known way before the draft. In fact, it was the reason why some teams passed on him.
To make more money? He signed a long term contract, but he has an affordable release clause after the 2nd year. Same situation, except he makes more money in the meanwhile.
Updated.
Kahn says no resolution yet in Rubio case
Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn disputed a Spanish report Wednesday that point guard Ricky Rubio will be staying in Spain for another two years.
The Spanish Web site Marca.com reported earlier in the day that Regal Barcelona had reached a buyout agreement with Rubio’s team, DKV Joventut for $5.3 million. The report said Rubio would sign a six-year deal with the team that included an affordable buyout in 2011 that would allow him to come to the NBA.
But Kahn issued a statement saying no deal has been reached.
“Based on the information I have attained today, no team in any league has reached a deal with DKV Joventut concerning Ricky’s buyout, which must be accomplished before Ricky is released from his contract with DKV Joventut,” the statement read.
That means that Rubio’s saga will continue as the Wolves and new coach Kurt Rambis get closer to training camp.
The Timberwolves selected Rubio with the fifth pick in the June draft, knowing full well of the sticky buyout situation with DKV Joventut. Rubio is under contract for another two years with Joventut, a deal that includes an $8 million buyout.
The Timberwolves can only contribute $500,000 toward the buyout under the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, meaning Rubio would be responsible for paying the balance himself. Rubio is understandably hesitant to start his NBA career some $7.5 million in the hole.
Kahn has traveled to Spain in hopes of negotiating the number down, but so far has been unsuccessful in those efforts. He has said on more than one occasion that the rebuilding Wolves will be fine waiting a year, or two in the worse-case scenario, for Rubio to come to the United States to play.
More time in Europe would allow the 18-year-old to develop against some of the best players overseas in an environment many scouts say is superior compe ively to that of the NCAA.
Coming to the NBA this season would allow the baby-faced Rubio to take advantage of increased endorsement opportunities in the United States while helping the revenue-starved Timberwolves sell tickets to a fan base that hasn’t seen a team make the playoffs since 2004.
If Rubio does not come to Minnesota this season, the Timberwolves are covered. They took Jonny Flynn, another point guard, with the sixth overall pick right behind Rubio.
Last edited by duncan228; 08-26-2009 at 07:46 PM.
The reason teams passed on him is cause he sucks.
lol Europeans trying to defend the honor of the pussies their continent breads.
Then why were so many teams will to draft him if they knew this problem would pop up?
That is not the point. You said "why did I not hear about this until he was drafted by Minny?"
Everyone but you knew about this buyout issue. It had been discussed at length.
To answer your question, because some teams think he is worth the risk. Even if they had to wait out his current contract, he is ultra young and has upside and marketability.
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