Sergio Scariolo has included Ricky Rubio on the list of those called up for matches of the Spanish selection in the month of February. The El Masnou point guard has not yet played a minute with FC Barcelona, despite having already been registered for both the Euroleague and the Endesa League.
Rubio, 33, asked Barça to train with the team led by Roger Grimau after ending 12 years in the NBA, an abrupt closure due to a depression that occurred before the last basketball World Cup, when he was concentrated. precisely with the selection.
Now Scariolo has surprised by including Rubio for the FIBA Windows in February after a couple of weeks of training at the Palau.
The list is made up of 14 players: Ricky himself, Alberto Abalde, Carlos Alocén, Darío Brizuela, Victor Claver, Alberto Díaz, Jaime Fernández, Rudy Fernández, Juancho Hernangómez, Xavi Lopez-Aróstegui, Joel Parra, Jaime Pradilla, Sebas Saiz and Yankuba Sima.