Online sport betting tells us that the Minnesota Timberwolves will not be getting Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio on the court anytime soon. Timberwolves president David Kahn said that Rubio backed out of a deal to play for Minnesota this online betting season. The Timberwolves rolled the dice and took Rubio in the NBA Draft and now sportbetting tells us that they are not going to get Rubio for at least two years.
Online betting has Rubio wanting to stay in Spain for two more years to better prepare for the NBA. He has been traded from Joventut in the Spanish League to Barcelona, where he will play this online betting season. Online sport betting had Rubio getting picked with the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft. Sportbetting had the Timberwolves knowing they might not get Rubio for two years but they took a chance anyway. Minnesota’s owner has made three trips to Spain hoping to convince Rubio to play for Minnesota this season but it did not happen. Now the Timberwolves will flounder in sportbetting anonymity for yet another season at the sportsbook.
Minnesota has made very few intelligent decisions in recent seasons and that is why they are struggling in online betting. Since Kevin Garnett was traded the Timberwolves have simply been awful in online sport betting. Taking a flyer on Rubio was a huge risk and in a “what have you done for me lately” society, it did not pay off as sportbetting tells us. Rubio is saying that he will play for Minnesota in two years but as online sport betting indicates, you never can tell. “The reason leading me to take this next step is to have a period of preparation to better take the challenge of the NBA in better conditions as a player,” Rubio said. “The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to be my first option and I wish to play with them in the near future.”
Minnesota did take Jonny Flynn with the #6 pick in the NBA Draft as online sport betting tells us. What has happened though as online sport betting indicates is that Minnesota threw away the #5 pick in the draft. Some people will say that Rubio will eventually play with the Timberwolves and impact online sport betting at the sports book but in reality no one really knows. When a franchise like Minnesota continually makes poor decisions they have a harder time attracting players and that is one reason why Rubio is staying in Spain.