BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -Ricky Rubio prefers to keep playing basketball in Spain because joining the Minnesota Timberwolves is a risky move that would complicate his life.
The 19-year-old point guard was sent from DKV Joventut to Barcelona on Tuesday after the Catalan club paid Rubio’s $5 million buyout.
Rubio, the Timberwolves’ fifth overall pick in the draft, agreed to a six-year deal which includes a buyout clause that will allow him to leave for the NBA after two years.
Timberwolves president David Kahn traveled to Spain three times to work out a deal and appeared to have secured Rubio’s passage to Minnesota less than 48 hours before the player changed his mind. NBA guidelines limit the amount of money Minnesota could have contributed to Rubio’s buyout at $500,000.
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