{"id":231046,"date":"2009-07-30T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/07\/30\/wolves-updates-730-part-2\/"},"modified":"2009-07-30T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T19:28:09","slug":"wolves-updates-730-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-730-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 7\/30 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rubio remembered that teammate Rudy Fernandez won this award three years ago, which “shows how important this award is.” The player “drafted” by Minnesota Timberwolves said that winning the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year as Gasol did it is “still a dream”, though he’s aware he must “take one step at a time to improve.”<\/em> <\/div>\n Another newspaper, Marca, reported that DKV Joventut has an agreement on the buyout with Real Madrid, but Rubio wants to stay in Barcelona.<\/em><\/p>\n Under NBA rules, the Wolves can pay no more than $500,000 toward his buyout.<\/em><\/p>\n Rubio, 18, had hoped to have his situation resolved today, before tryouts began for a Spanish national team that will compete in a tournament in Poland, but told Marca that it was not possible.<\/em><\/p>\n “I do not know how long it will take to clear my future,” he said.<\/em><\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
The point guard has two years remaining on his contract with his current Spanish team, DKV Joventut, and has been seeking to have his $6.6 million buyout reduced.<\/em><\/p>\n
The trick would be for the T-Wolves franchise to have patience with Mark, to let him grow with the squad, instead of pulling the plug on him too soon because of a rough year or two as everyone figures this thing out. It happens all the time in the NBA (Reggie Theus immediately comes to mind) and we never get to find out if these young coaches have what it takes. <\/em><\/div>\n