Ricky Rubio

: January 4, 2024
: Basketball Player

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Ricky Rubio Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Rubio
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1990(1990-10-21)
Age	34
Birthplace	El Masnou
Country	Spain
Birth City	Catalonia
Horoscope	Libra

Ricky Rubio Biography

Name	Ricky Rubio
Birthday	Oct 21
Birth Year	1990
Place Of Birth	El Masnou
Home Town	Catalonia
Birth Country	Spain
Birth Sign	Libra

Ricky Rubio is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 21, 1990 in El Masnou, Catalonia, Spain. He is a point guard in the NBA known for his brilliant passes and excellent defensive play-making abilities. After playing for FC Barcelona Basquet, DKV Joventut Badalona and DKV Joventut Badalona, he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2017, he was traded to Utah Jazz.

He was a star power forward/center He played on the Spanish National Team alongside star power forward/center Pau Gasol. and he played for the Spanish National Team.

In August 2006, Rubio led the rising junior Spain national team to the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. During the tournament Rubio achieved two triple- doubles and a quadruple-double. In the 110–106 double overtime finale victory over Russia, Rubio scored 51 points, the first player to do so in FIBA junior tournaments since Luol Deng (in 2001), grabbed 24 rebounds, made 12 assists, and stole the ball 7 times. He also forced the first overtime with a three- point, buzzer-beating shot from mid-court. Rubio was then named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after leading it in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

Rubio debuted in the Spanish ACB League in the 2005–06 season with DKV Joventut. Rubio was the youngest player ever to debut in the ACB, at 14 years and 11 months. He won the FIBA EuroChallenge championship with Joventut that year. He led the Spanish ACB League in steals during the 2006–07 season. He also won the Spanish ACB League’s Rising Star Award that season. Rubio was also named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year in 2007, 2008, and 2009. He made his EuroLeague debut on October 24, 2006, versus Panathinaikos of Athens as Joventut’s backup point guard for Elmer Bennett. He became the fifth-youngest EuroLeague player at the time. Rubio averaged 2.8 assists per game in his first season of EuroLeague play. He won the EuroCup championship with Joventut in 2008. He was also voted the Spanish ACB League’s best point guard in 2008 and 2010. He won the 2009–10 EuroLeague with FC Barcelona.

His older brother was also a player in Spain’s best pro basketball league.

Ricky Rubio Net Worth

Net Worth	$8 Million
Source Of Income	Basketball Player
House	Living in own house.

Ricky Rubio is one of the richest Basketball Player from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Rubio 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Minnesota drafted him in 2009. He played two more seasons in Europe before he joined Minnesota.

He was the first NBA player to be drafted as a rookie in the 1990s. In 2012, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.

Ricard Rubio Vives (born October 21, 1990) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14. He made his EuroLeague debut on October 24, 2006, at age 16, becoming the first player born in the 1990s to play in a EuroLeague game. He is the fifth-youngest player to make their debut in the EuroLeague, since the year 2000. On June 25, 2009, he was drafted with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Timberwolves, making him the first player born in the 1990s to be drafted by the NBA. The Timberwolves had an agreement in principle with his former Spanish team, DKV Joventut, to buy out his contract, but Rubio backed out of the deal. On August 31, 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 Minnesota Timberwolves, and spent six seasons in Minnesota before being traded to the Jazz in June 2017. He signed with the Phoenix Suns in July 2019.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	6 ft 4 in

Ricky Rubio height 6 ft 4 in Ricky weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ricky Rubio Dating?

According to our records, Ricky Rubio is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Rubio’s is not dating anyone.

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ESPN reported his original buyout with Joventut was €5.7 million ($8.1 million) in both 2009 and 2010. Barça bought out Rubio’s contract for €3.5 million ($5.0 million), and announced on September 1 he had signed a six-year deal with the club. The contract gave him the option to go to the NBA after the 2010–11 season, with ESPN reporting the buyout at that time would be a more manageable $1.4 million (of which the Timberwolves could pay $500,000).

Facts & Trivia

Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Ricky Rubio celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

On June 24, 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the 5th pick in the 2009 NBA draft, Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov from the Washington Wizards, in exchange for Randy Foye and Mike Miller. With the 5th pick, Minnesota selected Rubio, making him the first player born in the 1990s to be drafted. The Timberwolves had a total of four first round picks in the 2009 NBA draft. They used the 6th and 18th picks in the first round and chose two other point guards, Jonny Flynn from Syracuse and Ty Lawson from North Carolina, surprising many in the NBA. Lawson’s draft rights were soon traded to the Denver Nuggets. The Timberwolves then used the 28th pick to select Wayne Ellington, a shooting guard from North Carolina.

Who did Ricky Rubio get traded for?

The Cavaliers and the Pacers have reportedly agreed to a trade for Caris LeVert in exchange for Ricky Rubio and picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Cleveland will land LeVert in addition to a 2022 second-round pick via Miami.

Is Rubio still in NBA?

Rubio suffered a torn ACL in late December and will miss the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season.

Does Ricky Rubio have a wife?

He has a sister named Laia. On 14 January 2020, Rubio’s wife Sara gave birth to their son, Liam. In the summer of 2020 Rubio revealed he had the coronavirus prior to playing basketball in the Orlando bubble.