{"id":231028,"date":"2009-07-23T01:43:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T01:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/07\/23\/wolves-updates-722-part-2-v15-2387\/"},"modified":"2009-07-23T01:43:26","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T01:43:26","slug":"wolves-updates-722-part-2-v15-2387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-722-part-2-v15-2387\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 7\/22 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
His answer:<\/em> \u201cNothing to say.\u201d<\/p>\n The AP story quoted Rubio as saying, \u201c\u201dI want to continue with the club but, after everything that\u2019s happened, I don\u2019t think they\u2019re too comfortable having me in their squad. I want to play in a winning team, on a team that can achieve many things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This sounds like it\u2019s the first domino to fall in the chain of events that will lead to Rubio wearing a Wolves uniform.<\/em><\/div>\n
No.<\/em>
I asked for an update on his progress in talking with officials DKV Joventut since he landed in Spain yesterday.<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a># According to the report, “Spanish basketball clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are both interested in signing Rubio if he cannot make it to the NBA this season.” Unlike the Timberwolves, who can’t kick in more than half a million dollars to Rubio’s buyout with Joventut, neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona are subject to that restraint. A team like Barcelona could work with Rubio to come up with agreeable terms to share the buyout, and Rubio could then join that squad.<\/em><\/div>\n
# Rubio could still join Minnesota, and would stand to earn approximately $5.65 million over the first two years of his deal. Even with Minnesota contributing the maximum $500,000 to his buyout with Joventut, Rubio would essentially be playing for free until the summer of 2011. Still, Rubio might ultimately decide that playing in the Twin Cities represents his least unattractive option in the long term. <\/em><\/div>\n
In the big picture, Rubio’s earning potential is undoubtedly greater should he become a star in the U.S., but in the short-term he’ll likely make more money by staying in Europe.<\/em><\/div>\n