Ricky Rubio Still Undecided on Future with NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are still waiting on word from draftee Ricky Rubio as to what his plans for this upcoming season will be.

Rubio, the 18-year old Spanish point guard, was selected No. 5 by the Timberwolves in the 2009 NBA Draft last week. The next day, Rubio’s father said that Rubio may stay in Spain for a year or two.

Rubio was expected to be a top three pick, going to either the Memphis Grizzlies or the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sacramento Kings, who had the No. 4 pick, were also reportedly interested in Rubio. However, neither team selected him.

The New York Knicks were one of the teams that were very interested in him, but they were too low with the No. 8 pick. There were talks that the Knicks were trying to make a trade to move up in order to draft Rubio, but it did not happen on draft day.

Prior to the draft, Rubio embarked on an American tour to visit potential teams that he was interested in playing for if they drafted him. Minnesota was not on his tour. Reports say that Rubio and his family feel that Minnesota is too cold for him to play there.

With the sixth pick, the Timberwolves selected Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn, which at the time seemed to be a redundant selection. However, with Rubio’s indecisiveness, it proves to be great as the ‘Wolves now have depth at point guard, allowing them to be patient for Rubio’s decision.

Knicks GM Donnie Walsh expressed interest in making a trade for Rubio in the near future. The Houston Rockets have also expressed interest in Rubio, but, according to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, it appears that the Timberwolves expect a lopsided deal in order to part ways with Rubio.

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