By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
After the Utah Jazz’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Ricky Rubio talked to MARCA about his team and Luka Doncic. Back in 2009, when he was 19, he was the 5th pick of the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and left Barcelona. This year, 19-year-old Doncic grabbed the third spot as a Real Madrid player.
Rubio certainly knew what kind of player the Dallas Mavericks acquired: “I knew what he was capable of because I had seen him at Real Madrid. Many didn’t really understand that he was at the best European team of last season”.
He went on explaining: “Being a MVP of your team is very difficult, especially at such a young age, but he is a very special player. I don’t like talking about him too much to avoid creating bigger expectations, but he’s one of those players you have to talk about. For me, he is going a very dangerous player and the best European of all time”.
He added: “I know how hard it is to get here at a very young age and with very high expectations. Sometimes you get distracted. At the end, all you want is to play basketball and enjoy the sport. However, I think Luka is very mature, he has shown it from the beginning of his NBA career being an incredible leader”.
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