New Phoenix Suns point guard Ricky Rubio is the latest to give his two cents on the latest NCAA controversy that appears to have taken the nation by storm. With the NCAA recently announcing their new policy pertaining to agents who want to represent NBA hopefuls — which now requires said agents to hold a college diploma — the collegiate association has been bombarded with criticism over the past couple of days.
As for Rubio, he has decided to take a more historical approach, citing some notable personalities who have succeeded in their respective fields despite their lack of a bachelor's degree:
… imagine if they told Paul Allen, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell among others, they couldn’t be successful because they don’t have a degree. Come on 🤦🏽♂️
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) August 7, 2019
Rubio does make a lot of sense here, as he points out that a college degree should by no means be a barometer of a person's success.
The Suns point guard is not the first NBA player to chime in on the hotly contested issue. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of the first to react, with Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star guard Chris Paul quickly following suit, among others.
For his part, Rubio took a bit of a different approach in his journey to the NBA. While the Spanish national also entered the league at a very young age (he was 18 when he was selected fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2009 NBA Draft), the 6-foot-4 point guard did not attend college in the United States. He was a highly touted youngster who cut his teeth in the EuroLeague prior to becoming a highly rated lottery pick.
Ten years later and Rubio will now be playing for his third team in Phoenix. The 28-year-old recently signed with the Suns as a free agent after two seasons with the Utah Jazz, where he averaged 12.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.5 steals in 28.6 minutes per contest.
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