The FIBA World Cup was weakened this summer by most American NBA superstars sitting out and the Greek National Team head coach turning Giannis Antetokounmpo into a role player, but Spain winning gold for the first time since 2011 is still a tremendous success. No one player contributed to their run more than Ricky Rubio, which is why the new Suns point guard was named MVP of the tournament despite numbers not unlike his NBA career averages.
Nothing will jump out at you from Rubio’s FIBA statistics. He scored at a nice clip but wasn’t all that efficient.