Ricky Rubio is a Spanish professional basketball player who has played as a point guard in the NBA for Minnesota Timberwolves. He set a record by becoming the youngest player to ever play in the Spanish ABC League.
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Ricky Rubio Net Worth & Stats
Ricky Rubio has a net worth of $8 million. Currently, he is playing as a point guard in the NBA for Minnesota Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio signed a 3 year / $51,000,000 contract with the Phoenix Suns, including $51,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $17,000,000. In 2021-22, Rubio will earn a base salary of $17,800,000, while carrying a cap hit of $17,800,000 and a dead cap value of $17,800,000.
6 feet 3 inches tall, Ricky Rubio, has started his career at the age of fourteen, as he played in the Spanish ABC League. Then, he made his debut at EuroLeague on October 24, 2006, at age 16, becoming the first player to play in a EuroLeague game. Furthermore, he is the fifth-youngest player to make their debut in the EuroLeague since the year 2000. In August 2006, Rubio led the rising junior Spain national team to the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also won the Spanish ACB League's Rising Star Award that season. In addition, Rubio was also named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year from 2007 to 2009. 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.
Ricky Rubio played in the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament's gold medal game against the USA's "Redeem Team." At 17, he became the youngest player in an Olympic basketball final.
On June 24, 2009, Rubio was draft #5 by Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA, making him the first player born in the 1990s to be drafted. However, Ricky did not join Minnesota Timberwolves until the 2011-2012 season. Finally, on June 17, 2011, Ricky announced that he had signed with Minnesota. He became the 10th player in the Spanish team and made his debut on December 26, 2011.
On October 31, 2014, Rubio signed a four-year, $56 million with the Timberwolves.
On July 8, 2019, Rubio signed with the Phoenix Suns on a three-year, $51 million contract. On October 23, Rubio put up 11 points and 11 assists in a 124–95 win over the Sacramento Kings. In addition, Rubio was chosen as one of the FIBA World Cup All-Star Five alongside Serbian's Bogdan Bogdanovic, France's Evan Fournier, Spain's Marc Gasol, and Argentina's Luis Scola. He was also named the World Cup MVP.
At the point of Rubio's career, he didn't stay on one team for long. After spending for first six seasons in Minnesota, Rubio played for the Utah Jazz from 2017-2019. After that, he spent the 2019-20 season with the Phoenix Suns before returning to Minnesota for last season. Rubio's stats took a dip for the Timberwolves last season. In 68 games and averaging 26.1 minutes a night, Rubio averaged 8.6 points per game, his lowest percentage of his career. His 6.4 assists per game are the second-lowest of his career.
Cleveland Cavaliers' Ricky Rubio scored a career-high 37 points in his 126-109 win over the New York Knicks on November 7, 2021. Rubio became the first player in NBA history to score 35+ points, make 10+ assists, and hit 8+ 3-pointer in a game off the bench.
Ricky Rubio Relationship Status
Ricky Rubio is very private about his relationship status. Ricky Rubio has been in a relationship with Sara Colome. But the couple didn't reveal any things about their personal life. They like to keep it private.
Rubio's partner Sara owns a restaurant in Badalona prefers to stay away from the limelight. Although Rubio shares some of their photos online, she likes to keep them private. In addition, Sara has a personal Instagram account, which only her relatives and close friends see.
During the celebration in Madrid's Plaza de Colón of the victory, Rubio and his girlfriend Sara were seen kissing passionately in public; Hola Magazine reports that the couple is having a first child and due was in mid-January 2021.
On January 13, 2021, Rubio's girlfriend Sara gave birth to her son Liam. Liam was born at 11:32 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Rubio said that his whole life and family were full of glue.
Rubio's son Liam came to the world five days earlier, allowing Rubio to return for the life-changing experience before rejoining the Suns in New York City.
While talking about Rubio being the father, he said, "You kind of play looser when you're a dad,… Winning is important, but these couple of days have been (about) way more than basketball. It's something special," Rubio said with a chuckle.
Rubio and Sara stayed two days in a hospital; Rubio immediately left for the airport to board a plane to New York City. "It was one of the hardest times to go back on the road," Rubio said. "But this is a business, and we gotta do what we have to do."