In the summer of 2008 I went to Alaska. Some close friends had recently moved there, and the timing just worked out. I visited for a week. I went camping, hunting and fishing. But my friends still had to work a couple of days, so I spent those days watching Olympic basketball. That was when I first saw Ricky Rubio. I’d heard about him before, but it was my first chance to watch him and I fell in love with his potential.
I desperately wanted Rubio on the Sacramento Kings. Entering the 2009 Draft Lottery the Kings had the best odds to land the top pick.