Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio on confirmed that he is leaving his club in Barcelona to start his NBA journey with the Minnesota Timberwolves next season. Discuss Ricky Rubio and his move to the NBA Rubio was selected by Minnesota with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft but delayed his NBA debut [...]

(AP) Pau Gasol has traveled to Spain twice during previous NBA preseasons, so he knows all about being a tour guide for a bunch of wide-eyed American hoopsters in his native Barcelona. Las Ramblas, the Sagrada Familia, the paella—he has it all covered. But Gasol knows his third trip back home is a whole lot [...]

Regal FC Barcelona downed Olympiacos 86-68 in the final before a packed house at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in the French capital to win its second Euroleague crown. (Discuss Euroleague basketball in our Euroleague forum) Juan Carlos Navarro, the only remaining player from Barcelona’s 2003 Euroleague-winning squad, was named Final Four MVP after leading [...]

FC Barcelona have given Real Madrid fits all season, no matter what the competition. On Thursday night, Ettore Messina and Madrid finally turned the tables and defeated their rivals 70-63 in the Euroleague to level their best-of-five Quarter-Final showdown at one game apiece. (Discuss Real Madrid and the Euroleague in our forum) The recent addition [...]

Ricky Rubio is extremely talented and currently the floor leader for the best team in the Euroleague, Regal Barcelona, but is he the best point guard in Europe? Is Ricky Rubio the best point guard in Europe? Rubio’s definitely is on the short list of great Euroleague floor leaders. The 6-3 guard does more than [...]

(FIBA) – Euroleague superstars Ricky Rubio and Ramūnas Šiškauskas led their respective teams to victories Thursday night. (Discuss Euroleague basketball in our forum) Rubio turned in his best performance of the EuroLeague campaign for Barcelona on Thursday against Montepashi Siena while Ramunas Siskauskas showed why everyone in Lithuania wants him to come out of international [...]

Check out Ricky Rubio‘s awesome no-look, drop pass assist (and Barcelona’s hot pink jerseys) during F.C. Barcelona’s 84-65 win over Montepaschi Siena. The 19-year old kid may not have the NBA athleticism or beautiful jumpshot, but no one can deny Rubio’s court vision and floor IQ is rare. Off the pick and roll with center [...]