Rubio reaches 2,000 points in his return to Badalona

The point guard from El Masnou has written a new chapter in his career within the domestic competition. Ricky Rubio arrived at this Sunday's match with 1,999 accumulated points, and after scoring 13 points against Surne Bilbao, he has raised his total to 2,012 in Liga Endesa. This figure represents an average of 7.7 points per game over nine seasons between Joventut and Barça, two clubs that have marked his career in the national competition.

Just a few months ago, the verdegrana genius had already crossed the 1,000 assists barrier, establishing himself as one of the most prolific distributors in the history of the competition. Now, with 53 more valuation credits, he will reach 3,000, a goal that seems only a matter of time given his current trajectory.

An improved version upon his return to Badalona

The Ricky Rubio who has returned to Joventut for the 2026-27 season is a substantially different player from the one we saw in his early years as a verdegrana or during his two subsequent cycles as a blaugrana. His maturity and scoring ability have reached unusual heights in this latest stage of his career in Badalona.

The numbers corroborate this without the need for interpretation. In the 2025-26 season, he averaged 13.8 points over 37 games, his best record in a single Liga Endesa campaign. However, so far in the 2026-27 season, after six games played, his stats are around 12 points and 8.2 assists per game, figures that position him as the top distributor in the competition. When he is on the court, more than half of his team's baskets come after one of his passes, reflecting his importance in the collective play of Asisa Joventut.

His average valuation of 17.3 since returning to the Penya demonstrates that he is not only an improved scorer but a complete player who impacts all facets of the game. The combination of experience accumulated over two decades and his renewed ability to decide games makes him a fundamental piece for the team's aspirations in this final stretch of the season.

The prodigy who debuted at 14

To understand the magnitude of what Ricky Rubio has achieved, we must go back to October 15, 2005, when the genius from El Masnou wrote the first page of his history in Liga Endesa. At just 14 years and 11 months, Aíto García Reneses gave him the opportunity to debut on the court of CB Granada. It was a match that ended with a verdegrana victory of 72-82, but what was truly significant was what the young point guard did in just over five minutes on the floor.

In that historic debut, Rubio scored two points, provided one assist, and made two steals. These were just initial brushstrokes of a generational talent, the first signs of an ability that would revolutionize Spanish basketball over the next two decades. That night of October 15, 2005, was unforgettable for both the Joventut youth academy and for the national basketball scene.

The night of 25 points against Gasol

Twenty-one years after that debut, there is a game that perfectly exemplifies the level reached by Rubio when his talent was at its youthful peak. On November 25, 2007, the Joventut point guard put on a real show at the Olímpic de Badalona against the Akasvayu Girona of Marc Gasol. Just after turning 17, Ricky scored 25 points and accumulated a valuation of 34 in the verdegrana's victory of 92-73.

The statistics from that night speak for themselves: 5 of 6 in two-point shots, 1 of 3 in three-pointers, and a perfect 12 of 12 in free throws. Additionally, he added 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 rebounds. It was an astronomical performance for a player who had not yet reached adulthood. One must be an absolute standout to shine in a game that also featured stars like Rudy Fernández, Fernando San Emeterio, and Marc Gasol himself, who was already emerging as one of the great talents in European basketball.

To do it while still a minor, in a game full of established stars, is something only attainable by a chosen one like Ricky Rubio. That night at the Olímpic was just one of many that showed why Spanish basketball placed its hopes for the future in him.

Two decades in the elite

Ricky Rubio's career in Liga Endesa reflects his evolution as a player and as a person. Since that debut at 14 years old until today, he has experienced different cycles, played in various teams, and undergone changes in his role on the court. However, his consistency and adaptability have allowed him to remain in the elite for over two decades.

The 2,012 points accumulated in 263 games are not just numbers in a statistic. They represent nights of hard work, dedication, and commitment to basketball and the teams he has played for. Each of those points has a story, a context, a reason for being within the development of his career and his teams.

His return to Joventut has allowed new generations of verdegrana fans to enjoy a more experienced Ricky Rubio, wiser on the court, capable of reading the game with a depth that only time and accumulated experience can provide. His presence in the Badalona team is an added value that goes beyond what the statistics reflect, even though those are already extraordinary in themselves.

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