to the NBA. However, he is young enough, 18, and smart enough to figure out how to best mold his game going forward. The only problem I see with all the Rubio talk is most likely Geoff isn’t nearly as in love with him as we are and we cannot afford to give away our cap space and picks when we have so many needs to fill.

From a business standpoint I think the Maloofs would love to have Rubio as it would create an international buzz; when I visited Spain two summers ago the only basketball games you could watch were Grizzly games. Another positive effect of Rubio would be a connection to the humungous hispanic population we have here in Sacramento. Either way I don’t see us getting Rubio unless he slides to four, but my gut says if he is there Petrie will take him.

There’s also been a lot of talk involving swapping picks with the Grizz and taking back Jaric for K9 and I really believe after we just unloaded twenty million last year that the Maloofs don’t want to saddle themselves with an additional 6 million (sham has Jaric at 7.1m next year and 7.6m in 10/11 less K9’s 8.5m). Aside from that K9’s 8.5m expiring deal could be a major player during trade deadline time as his money comes off at the perfect time for teams looking to try to woo Bosh, Lebron, Wade, & co.