The Rubio Matter: Let It Ride

The sports blogs were abuzz with Rubio "news" again today, claiming he'd been bought by a team in Barcelona for the next six years. A few hours later, more reports either debunked that info or declared it premature, but the whole thing gave everyone a chance to reiterate their positions on the matter. Well, I certainly don't want to be left out. I've long expected that Rubio will stay in Spain for at least a year or two, and think that is close to a best-case scenario for the Wolves. The best-case scenario would have been an immediate buyout from his current Euro team, Joventut, and a seamless transition into the NBA. But a variety of circumstances--Rubio's youth, where he was drafted, the size of the buyout from Joventut, the limitations on what the Wolves could contribute under NBA rules, who drafted him, and who else the Wolves drafted--were all seams that conspired to make an immediate move problematical. Okay, fine. For the sake...