Doncic once again demonstrated its strong control of the stadium in front of fans all over the world.
can seamlessly adapt to the rules in NBA and FIBA arenas. This is a real talented player.
However, while Doncic received applause from the outside world.
Who still remembers that the European golden boy who was no less famous than him back then, Ricci-Rubio ?
Putting aside its strength, it is only better than Doncic's fame before participating in the NBA draft.
The title of European Golden Boy is so loud that before the 2009 draft, some media even regarded him as the top scorer.
06 European U16 Championship, Rubio, who was only 16 years old at the time, scored 51 points, 24 rebounds, 12 assists and 7 steals in the finals, leading Spain to win the championship and gained a reputation in one fell swoop.
attack can hit the basket, and use pick-and-roll to mobilize the entire team's offense, so defense can suppress the opponent and make mistakes.
Now, when you open Rubio's draft report back then, you can still see two eye-catching comments:
One of the purest point guards to come around in a while.
He has more skill than anyone in his worldwide age group. Including but not limited to: Defense, anticipation, intelligence, ball handling, PG (vision) creation, rhythm, coordination, ambition, scoring, NBA Comparison: Steve Nash.
translated roughly means that Rubio is the purest point guard. He is stronger than any of his peers in the world, including but not limited to: defense, IQ, ball possession, vision creation, rhythm, coordination ability, mentality, scoring, etc., template Nash.
"better than any peer in the world", this is the reputation of Rubio when he participated in the draft.
is not overly praised by Brother Di, but the actual situation is indeed the case, and the degree of praise is far beyond your imagination.
coincided with the 2008 Olympics, and the label of Spanish national player was also attached to it, which made a lot of media at that time praised Rubio as the next superstar in the NBA.
Even if he experienced the average performance of UEFA Euro , in the 2009 draft, Rubio was still selected in the fifth pick in the first round, and was once regarded as the savior of Timberwolves .
However, it is exactly the same as the saying: things often do not develop in the desired direction.
When Rubio really entered the NBA, his performance can only be described as disappointment.
Including this year, he has been working in the NBA for ten years, and his most outstanding personal honor is only one of the best rookies.
631 games in his career, Rubio averaged only 11 points and 7.6 assists per game, and his shooting/three-point shooting percentage was 39.1/32.5% respectively.
He has not practiced shooting for a full ten years.
is exactly this, and has been restricting Rubio from becoming a higher-level player.
09 players with the top five picks in the NBA are the only ones who perform worse than him in the NBA.
If Rubio has Doncic's offensive ability, if he has Nash's shooting level, everything may be different.
It's a pity that there are only results and consequences in this world, no if...
