Ricky Rubio is never in the conversation of “top NBA point guards.” But he should be.
When debating about the top current point guards in the NBA, six names are consistently used: Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, John Wall, and Damian Lillard. Others are occasionally thrown in there, like Mike Conley, Kemba Walker, and Kyle Lowry. One name is never used, but it should be: Ricky Rubio.
Rubio started playing professional basketball in 2005, when he was only 14, with DKV Joventut in the Spanish ACB League. In the 2006-07 season, his second professional season, Rubio led the Spanish ACB League in steals and took home the league’s Rising Star Award.