BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ricky Rubio is promising NBA fans they’ll get to see his razzle-dazzle, but not before the 2011-12 season — and not necessarily with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rubio tells the Associated Press that he won’t leave Spanish club Barcelona before his opt-out clause comes up after next season.
The 19-year-old Spaniard will stick by the Timberwolves, but expects improvements.
He is also “open to everything,” like playing for another team should a trade deal come along that Minnesota finds hard to pass up.
Rubio sees himself as a player in the mold of Magic Johnson and Steve Nash, and wants Shaquille O’Neal to stick around — he’s the one player he most wants to face.
