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Who came out ahead in the Ricky Rubio deal?

There should be no doubt that Spain's Ricky Rubio has an incredible change of direction and is not afraid of backing the ball out when he's calling a play.

Future NBA point guard Rubio developed cold feet for Minnesota and the 18-year-old said he'll wait another two years before entering the NBA.

This after it appeared that the Timberwolves, who drafted Rubio No. 5 overall, had worked out a deal to get him out of his contract in Europe.

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Unclear

Tommy Craggs
Senior Writer, Deadspin

“In two years, Minnesota will have a much better idea of what it's getting in Rubio, and if what it's getting turns out to be Charlie Ward, he will be neither marketable nor tradeable, and the only question remaining about Kahn will be if Timberwolves fans...run him out of town on a pole or a rail.”


Rubio

Ricky Rubio
Athlete

“Going to Minnesota would have just complicated my life a lot. It was a risk and I didn't see it so clearly. My priority was the NBA and it was impossible for the Minnesota Timberwolves to pay my buyout clause, so I wanted to stay home.”


No one

Stop-n-Pop
Managing Editor of Canis Hoopus Blog

“[The] 18 year old...on the whole, put himself into a situation that was made worse by his camp's inability to properly gauge pre-draft hype and, apparently, an inability to use a calculator, the NBA rookie salary scale, and an IRS income tax spread sheet.”


Minnesota

Kevin Pelton
Writer for Basketball Prospectus

“[How] can it be considered a bad thing that Rubio will spend the next two years developing and maturing physically in Spain on Barca’s dime? When he does come over, Rubio will be better prepared to contribute immediately. He’ll also be (essentially) the same price.”


Jim Souhan
Sports Columnist for Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Rubio would not have made the Wolves contenders this year, or next, and until this franchise moves within a shrewd free-agent move or two of a playoff berth in a tough conference, the BBBB -- Big-Brained Basketball Boss David Kahn -- needs to keep making moves that...pay off in three or four years.”


Bethlehem Shoals
NBA Blogger / Founder, FreeDarko.com

“[The] Wolves do retain Rubio's NBA rights and the T-Wolves aren't exactly left with a gaping hole at the one. You can't say that drafting Jonny Flynn was the tidiest, or most efficient, way to allow for this contingency. But the way it's all gone down, Kahn did make the right call.”


General Comments

Mark J. Miller
Author of Sports Rumors Blog, Yahoo!

“If this guy ever comes to the NBA, he'll be sure to find that he's won himself a lot of, uh, fans in the United States already. And they'll be sure to show their support when he shows up in their arena.”


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