Daily Links: More Rubio. More Nash in China. More Dragic!!!

• 超酷意外惊喜！纳什突现北京东单与普通球友打篮球踢足球 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看 - 史蒂夫 纳什 北京 东单 篮球 足球 优酷体育
  超酷意外惊喜！纳什突现北京东单与普通球友打篮球踢足球 - 北京时间8月30日，北京东单篮球场潜入了一位神秘高手—史蒂夫·纳什。虽然经过一番"乔装打扮"，但刚刚踏上球场的纳什还是被眼尖的球迷认了出来，一下子被"包围"。工作人员...(via VotS)

• Dream’s McCoughtry wins Rookie of the Month | ajc.com
  Bonner was looking pretty secure in the ROY race but of late the #1 overall pick is making a strong charge

• Slovenian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - EUROBASKET
  Most informative source for Slovenian basketball...(also could be the only source, but I am not sure). The latest is Beno Udrih out with a knee injury which will give even more time to Mr. Goran Dragic

• An Interview With Rod Benson....And BOOM goes the dynamite! - Ridiculous Upside
  How can you not read this?

• Ricky Rubio might not make his NBA debut until 2012 - ESPN
  Ah...now here is actually news / information / conversation about Rubio that doesn't involve either blaming him or blaming the T-wolves...nice

• Alliance Bank marks $1B in assets - Phoenix Business Journal - Sarver's company had to raise $200 mill in a public stock issue? In June 2009 amidst a big recession? No question he lost his shirt on that sale.
  "Reaching the $1 billion milestone in total assets, driven by our exceptionally strong deposit growth, continues to illustrate the value of having a strong capital position," ABA President and CEO Jim Lundy said in a press release. - in case you were curious how Sarver's bank is doing. And by "bank" I mean bank
  

• Sticky Ricky - Canis Hoopus
  In other words, his pre-duty/pre-agent fee take home pay for the first two years of his rookie contract is roughly $3.87 mil. That's $1.4 million in the hole if you add in the reported buyout. If he were able to secure a four year repayment plan, his post-tax take home pay would be roughly $8.69 million; $3.41 mil over the buyout over 4 years and $825k/year pre-agent/duty pay. The bottom line here is that it's pretty hard to look at the non-endorsement money on the table in the NBA and have it compare favorably to what Rubio will earn in Europe over the next two years. At the end of the day, the Wolves could only contribute $500k while Barcelona ponied up over $5 million. Rubio likely chose the far safer, and more economically sound, option.

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