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Now we talk about one of the names that have been most struck in recent months, Ricky Rubio.
In March 2008 "Informe Robinson" witnessed the launch of a star.
After the Beijing Olympics, the NBA opened its doors to Ricky Rubio.
But for now Ricky has decided to wait.
He was about to make the trip of a lifetime and we were beside him.
I wanted to play in the NBA but if I couldn't then I wanted to stay in Joventud.
Seeing that, I don't know why, I had no place in Joventud
the choice was, if it could be, not to move house.
We have acted, and I mean really, from the honesty and ethics at all times.
And if Ricky wanted to go to the NBA, we've made it easy for him, coming to terms with the Timberwolves so he could go the NBA.
It was a very difficult to accept offer because it had to be approved by a NBA commission.
Otherwise, Ricky had to pay all that money out of his pocket.
Minnesota takes it badly, but then we had a meeting at home.
David Kahn understood, Ricky told him he was staying in order to grow
and that he liked his project a lot and that if they were willing, within two years he would go there.
THE LOST INNOCENCE
The truth is that it has been a long process
I think that in the Olympics I realized I could play here
but I never thought I would come next year
during the year I've seen that I could come to play
and finally when they told me if I wanted to be in the Draft or not
I made me eligible, I was ready and now I'm ready for the big day.
I think this isn't entirely about basketball
It is more about "business".
A business that needs to be fussed over from early in the morning.
New York. 36 hours separate Ricky from knowing his future in the NBA.
This isn't what I have to wear, my clothes didn't arrive yet.
But with a jacket or something?
Wouldn't this be more informal? Because this is more casual, looks good to go out.
I want to go unnoticed but now with the Draft here in New York people pay much more attention
but I think that without the Draft nobody knows me here.
Ricky Rubio, 18, over 4.5 million Euros buyout clause which ended up in court
and clouded his way to the NBA.
It's also true that Ricky has surpassed all the expectations,
he has been an excellent player.
And he decided when he was 18, not 20, to unilaterally terminate the contract.
He decided to want to take the step to the NBA, not us.
We have only defended the interests of a contract that was signed.
We didn't think that the conciliation lawsuit could
offend the sensibilities of so many people as it seems it did.
It's been a thing we did with all good intention.
We feel bad at the club, he has every right to do so
but morally and ethically I think it isn't well done.
I think he has an exorbitant buyout clause for his age and the contract he had.
We are a training club of junior players
if we didn't make these kind of contracts we wouldn't exist.
It feels bad the way we left the club
we would have liked to leave in a different way.
Things have been taken far from well, and I put me first.
It seems awful to me that Ricky, who has been a symbol for us,
has left the way he has left.
I think it looks more youthful, this is more...
Shorts.
- That isn't wanted,right? - No! - Really? Hahaha
This is just the beginning.
Toll barriers one after another.
Entering in the NBA means the assumption of an indisputable fact,
your skills on a basketball court are not enough to sustain this business
A lot of smile with everything, right?
Come on.
I asked Ricky: "Are you sure? You are very young."
He said: "Mom, people also said when I was 15 that I was too young to play in the ACB
and I went well".
At no time I've regretted doing what I've done
I think I've done what I had to do
and well, I had the option to be selected very high in the Draft
and I think no player would want to miss that opportunity
Before the Draft I was told...