Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio
	Rubio with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021
No. 9 – FC Barcelona
Position	Point guard
League	Liga ACB; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	21 October 1990; El Masnou, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2009	Joventut Badalona
2009–2011	FC Barcelona
2011–2017	Minnesota Timberwolves
2017–2019	Utah Jazz
2019–2020	Phoenix Suns
2020–2021	Minnesota Timberwolves
2021–2024	Cleveland Cavaliers
2024–present	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012); EuroLeague champion (2010); EuroCup champion (2008); Liga ACB champion (2011); 2× Copa del Rey winner (2010, 2011); FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2006); Mister Europa Player of the Year (2008); EuroLeague Rising Star (2010); Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year (2009); Liga ACB Most Spectacular Player (2010); 2× All-Liga ACB Team (2008, 2010); ACB Rising Star Award (2007); 3× FIBA Young Player of the Year (2007–2009); FIBA World Cup MVP (2019); FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship MVP (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroBasket

Ricard Rubio Vives (born 21 October 1990) is a Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on 15 October 2005, at age 14. He made his EuroLeague debut on 24 October 2006, a few days after turning 16, making him one of the youngest players to play in the EuroLeague.

On 25 June 2009, Rubio was drafted with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, making him the first player born in the 1990s to be drafted by an NBA team. The Timberwolves had an agreement in principle with his Spanish team, DKV Joventut, to buy out his contract, but Rubio backed out of the deal. On 31 August 2009, Joventut traded the rights to Rubio to FC Barcelona, and Rubio signed a six-year contract with FC Barcelona the following day. In 2011, Rubio joined the Timberwolves, and spent six seasons in Minnesota before being traded to the Utah Jazz in June 2017. He signed with the Phoenix Suns in July 2019, before returning to Minnesota in 2020. Rubio was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2021, but was dealt to the Indiana Pacers a month after suffering a season ending ACL injury in December.

In August 2023, Rubio announced he was taking a break from the sport to prioritise his mental health. On 4 January 2024, Rubio announced that he would be retiring from the NBA.

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