RUBIO TELLS BADALONA 'I WANT OUT'
06/09/2009

Top-5 Draft prospect Ricky Rubio has taken the first step in clearing his way toward the NBA - by notifying his team, DKV Joventut, that he wants to terminate his contract.

The teenager is also is challenging a €4.75 million buyout, which climbs to €5.75 million after June 30.

Rubio made €70,000 last season and is scheduled to make €125,000 next season.

"The [buyout] clauses are disproportionate to his salary -- abusive clauses," Rubio's father, Esteban, told ESPN's Chad Nielsen.

"We want to know, if he really left, whether or not he'd have to pay these amounts. It's fair for DKV Joventut to get paid a certain amount of money, but what they want to collect is out of proportion with what Ricky earns."

Full story on ESPN.com.