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6/22/2009  10:06 AM
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06222009/sports/knicks/knicks_pointing_at_rubio_175481.htm
The Knicks have not given up hope on Ricky Rubio and are still trying to interview the 18-year-old Spanish point guard phenom this week before Thursday's NBA Draft, according to a source. Rubio will be in New York for the draft but hasn't worked out for teams.
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Rubio visited Sacramento, but did not work out.

Rumors are circulating that Rubio could fall because of the complexity of his $6 million buyout and the Kings are no lock to take him at No. 4. Rubio has sued his Spanish club and a court hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. A Spanish source said he would not be surprised if Rubio starts the preseason in Spain.

If the Kings pass, Rubio, some people in the league predict, could fall as low as eight to the Knicks, who are trying to trade up for Stephen Curry or the Spaniard.

Agent Dan Fegan has dissuaded teams such as Memphis (No. 2) and Oklahoma City (No. 3) from taking Rubio, who wants to play for a big market team.

Curry, Memphis' Tyreke Evans and UCLA's Jrue Holiday are the three point guards the Knicks had targeted at No. 8, but Curry and Evans could well be gone. Evans may be taken in the sixth spot by Minnesota, and Curry at No. 7 to Golden State. As already reported by The Post, Holiday will work out for a second time with the Knicks today as their third PG choice. If he falls, Arizona power forward Jordan Hill is also in consideration.

The Knicks have also explored buying a second first-round pick late in the round since they have no 2010 first-rounder. In an interview with Indiana radio, Knicks president Donnie Walsh, who meets the media today, said: "You can get a good player well into the end of the first round."

I hope this means we are serious about moving up to get him..

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 06-22-2009 10:06 AM]
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6/22/2009  11:57 AM
Or they are doing due diligence if he falls to 8. Rubio's contract and non-workouts with teams can be issues of why he and other players could drop. Wallace in 96 didn't workout for some teams so he fell because teams didn't have anything to go on to draft him and the same deal with Lampe in 03 are perfect examples.
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6/22/2009  12:01 PM
Or they may have found a trading partner...
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6/22/2009  12:24 PM
i think we're trading up to get him
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6/22/2009  12:34 PM
I don't see it. This is a crazy draft and slightly more weaker than I thought because no one can pin down a spot after Griffin and Thabeet. That's a bad sign. One day I hear one guy is going 4 and the next day he will be available at 8, 9, or 10. DeRozan, Evans, Harden, Curry, Jennings, Hill, Holiday and the likes have been over the map. This is the type of draft that if you are picking in the 20s you will come out looking like a draft guru for basically picking your guy when you should have picked him.
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6/22/2009  1:38 PM
Walsh said today that they are not interviewing nor working him out. He also said that he sees other players at his level. Whether he means that or not, is a different story.
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6/22/2009  1:48 PM
Posted this in the draft thread, but I'll post it here too since it relates..

Walsh thinks Rubio and Thabeet could slide down.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/59974/20090622/walsh_thinks_rubio_thabeet_could_slip/
Donnie Walsh sees an unsettled draft after Blake Griffin is chosen as the top pick, and thinks Ricky Rubio and Hasheem Thabeet could even fall past the first four selections on Thursday.

"I'm not confident they would be in the top four," Walsh said. Was he saying that these two prospects will slide? "It's possible," Walsh said. "I'm not saying it's going to happen."

Walsh said the Knicks have had conversations about moving up in the draft but such a trade, if it happens, may not come down until draft day.

"Of course we've had conversations, but I don't know if we're going to be able to do that," Walsh said.

The Knicks could also trade down and pick up Ty Lawson later in the draft.
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