Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio will declare for the 2009 NBA Draft, according to his agent.
Dan Fegan told ESPN from Barcelona on Monday afternoon that he's confident that the guard will keep his name in the draft.
"Ricky will be in the 2009 draft," Fegan said of Rubio, who is considered the best young international player in the world.
He's special," one NBA GM told ESPN.com. "There aren't many kids you'll find at his age with such a terrific feel for the game. He just knows how to play. When he gets out there with players 10 years older than him, he just looks like he belongs. He'll have some adjusting to do in the NBA, but the truth is, he's as NBA ready as most of the college kids that are coming out. He's playing on a very big world stage."
Updated: April 21, 2009, 1:53 PM ET
Powe diagnosed with torn ACL
Celtics Powe Out For Postseason
Leon Powe will join Kevin Garnett on the Boston Celtics' sideline.
Already without an injured Garnett for possibly the remainder of the playoffs, the Celtics have lost backup forward Powe for the duration because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee.
Powe was injured in Boston's 118-115 Game 2 victory over Chicago on Monday. The injury is unrelated to the right knee sprain that sidelined him in March for almost a month.
Powe did not return to the bench Monday after going to the locker room early in the second quarter. Boston's last-second win, courtesy of a Ray Allen 3-pointer, evened their first-round series against the Bulls at a game apiece.
Garnett, the centerpiece of Boston's unprecedented 17th NBA title and a key to its hopes of trying to repeat, has been sidelined by a knee injury that limited him to four games over the final two months of the season.
Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is sitting out practice Tuesday and Wednesday with a sprained ankle. But coach Doc Rivers says Rondo will be able to play in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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