THE Ricky Rubio at 33 he returns to Barcelona! The Catalan club announced that from Tuesday the Spanish guard will start training with Roger Grimmow’s team.
He states in his message that “… I can’t wait to see how I react with the ball in my hands again. I want to train with Barcelona, ​​without any commitment and without interrupting their plans for the season“, while the fact that the announcement was made a few days before February 7, when the deadline for transfers in the Euroleague ends, shows that there is an intention to play for the team from this year.
After 12 seasons in the NBA, Rubio announced in August that for mental health reasons he will leave the league. In January, he agreed with the Cavaliers to buy out the rest of his contract and is now preparing to return to “Barca”, where he played from 2009 to 2011, winning the Euroleague, the championship and two Cups.
He was drafted No. 5 in 2009 and from 2011 to 2023 averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 29.6 minutes in 712 games played in Timberwolves, Jazz, Suns and Cavaliers.
In addition to his NBA career, Rubio has won seven medals with Spain. Among them two golds in Eurobasket (2009, 2011) and one in the 2019 World Cup, where he was also named MVP.
It will be a pleasure to open the doors of Palau. Ens veiem aviat, Ricky! ???????https://t.co/Tu5VJ8tDRs
— Barca Basket (@FCBbasket) January 29, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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