Found August 26, 2009 on Ball Don't Lie:
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It's the news we've been waiting for ever since that floppy-haired kid to the right put on a black Timberwolves' hat: Ricky Rubio(notes), Minnesota's fifth pick in this year's NBA Draft, has finally agreed to terms on a contract with — oh, you have got to be kidding me! — Regal Barcelona? What?Real GM translates Marca.com's report:The Spanish team will pay a buyout of 3.7 million Euros, approximately $5.3 million, to Rubio's previous team, Joventut.Rubio will sign a six-year agreement that contains an affordable buyout in 2011.If the report is true, that $5.3 million buyout will become the most expensive European basketball transfer in history. And while there's no word on just how much Barcelona will pay Rubio, Tom Ziller at FanHouse predicts it will be more than the rookie scale contract Rubes would have earned with Minny — $5.6 million over two years. Sounds right.To get a better idea of what Timberwolves fans think about the news...
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