ESPN called him the worst singing of the offseason, yet for the Phoenix Suns, he was the most important.
Now FIBA has called him their Most Valuable Player for the 2019 World Cup.
But the stats that Ricky Rubio put up, leading his home country of Spain to win the tournament championship and ultimately himself the award for best individual performance, are not the statistics that the Phoenix Suns and their fans should expect from him come 2019-20.
That said, that doesn’t mean though that he can’t be an extremely productive point guard giving the team exactly what they need to be competitive.