Memphis Grizzlies

 NY Memphis general manager Chris Wallace allegedly tells Spanish sports page Marca that the Grizzlies won't pass on Ricky Rubio, though there are matters to be worked out. The rumor out there has been that Wallace and the team's scouts love Rubio, ...

The Clippers may try to trade Baron Davis, so a point guard would be necessary and Rubio would love to play in Los Angeles. The teams who may inquire about trading for the top pick include the Grizzlies and Thunder. Ricky Rubio is the primary ...

Griffin is the consensus No. 1 pick and likely will be selected by the Clippers, unless they trade the pick. Thabeet and Rubio appear to be jockeying to go No. 2 to the Grizzlies. Griffin and Thabeet are scheduled to be in Chicago. ... Detroit Piston draft prospects arrive in Chicago MLive.com

The following are some possibilities for draft day in both those departments: Memphis – Most of the interest surrounding the Grizzlies is going to come from that second overall pick, which if they don't use for Ricky Rubio could potentially be had. ... NBA Draft Roundup, May 24 DraftExpress

Rubio has reportedly issued -- through people in his camp -- a declaration telling Memphis and Oklahoma City to not bother drafting him, because he's not interested in playing for the Grizzlies or Thunder. The Grizzlies and Thunder have the second and ...

 OK by slamdunkhoops104 on May 25, 2009 7:55 PM CDT 0 comments Lets just going to assume all of this Ricky Rubio not wanting to play here or Memphis is CRAP. I think on June 25 the Grizzlies will pick Rubio because he is easily the second best player in ...

Memphis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet, C, UConn: Popular wisdom and some strangely quixotic scouting on Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio have many saying that the Grizzlies will take the 18-year-old wunderkind here. I don't believe the hype. ...

 CA Rubio, who does have great court sense and is excellent reading pick-and-rolls, has a lousy outside shot and seems slow by NBA standards. All that said, if I were Grizzlies' general manager Chris Wallace and I had to draft Rubio at No. ...

If Rubio's camp is looking for a cushy situation, that wouldn't be much different than what went on with Juan Carlos Navarro, the former Grizzlies guard who could hardly contain his excitement about joining the NBA -- until countrymate Pau Gasol was ...

 OK But if LA finds a taker it could leave the Clippers with a huge hole at point guard and a pressing need for Rubio. Memphis, owner of the No. 2 selection, reportedly is going gaga over Connecticut's 7-foot-3 center Hasheem Thabeet. The Grizzlies already ...

Often youngest on court, Ricky Rubio boasts polish, experience Memphis Commercial Appeal NBA Draft buzz NewsOK.com A Devestated Memphis Grizzlies Fan's Case for Drafting Ricky Rubio Bleacher Report Memphis Commercial Appeal - Bleacher Report

 MA He'll pull out if he doesn't like what he's hearing," an NBA source told Draftexpress.com. "Or he can stay in and force the Grizzlies to call his bluff -- would they really take him knowing that he may never come over? That's one way to get him to ...

 CA Pau didn't like the way the Grizzlies were ran, Juan Carlos Navarro hated playing for them, and Marc hasn't really publicly said anything, but all the Spaniards talk. I honestly don't know why Memphis/Portland gets them all anyway, but it doesn't ... Coaching Need Sactown Royalty

 OH Years ago, former NBA guard Steve Francis said he didn't want to play for the then-Vancouver Grizzlies. So he spent the majority of his career hogging the ball in Houston before fizzling out when someone finally expected him to act like a winner. ...

 CA 2. If the Grizzlies select Thabeet instead of Rubio then Sam Presti probably will decide between Rubio and James Harden. Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook had an even better rookie campaign than Conley had as a 2nd year player in Memphis. ...

Clippers to get first pick in NBA Draft Seattle Post Intelligencer 2009 Mock Draft: Sekou Smith CBSSports.com Ricky Rubio to the Memphis Grizzlies, Blake Griffin to Clippers? International Basketball Network WMC-TV - Memphis Commercial Appeal

 CA In other words, the Clippers or Wizards at No. 2 would take Rubio. The Timberwolves or Warriors would take Rubio. The Grizzlies? The Thunder? Maybe not. Today's DraftExpress report -- that Rubio's camp, led by notoriously disruptive agent Dan Fegan, ...

I can't help thinking the night's real winner may have been the Memphis Grizzlies, who jumped from the six-hole to the second pick, giving them an uncontested shot at star Spanish guard Ricky Rubio. Rubio, a playmaker that has conjured up images of the ...

Mike (New York): Wouldn't the Grizzlies take Rubio with the second pick? I don't think the Zombie Sonics have much of a shot at him. Bill Simmons: People seem to think that Thabeet could be the No. 2 pick because Memohis already has Conley and needs ...

Ricky Rubio, whom has been the concensus number two pick after Griffin, will likely remain there and be selected by the Memphis Grizzlies, whom got the second pick in the draft. If Memphis does select Rubio, he will team up with fellow Spanish National ...

Grizzlies Get Number-2 Pick in NBA Draft Lottery WMC-TV Ricky Rubio to the Memphis Grizzlies, Blake Griffin to Clippers? International Basketball Network Will the Memphis Grizzlies Choose Rubio with Second Overall Pick? Bleacher Report Memphis Commercial Appeal - NBA.com