Rubio til í að spila frítt

Ricky Rubio's Spanish team, DKV Joventut, has a powerful bargaining chip. The buyout Rubio would need to join the NBA -- being negotiated down as we speak -- could be worth a similar amount as his rookie NBA contract. In other words, he could make millions from whichever NBA team picks him tomorrow, and he could give all or almost all of that money to Joventut.

He might play for years in the NBA without making a penny, (at least before endorsements are considered).

Rubio says that wouldn't bother him. "I have a dream," he said. "I want to play in the NBA." If his rookie contract nets him zero, he says, "I don't care."

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