Spanish guard Rubio to play for NBA Timberwolves

     MADRID, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Spanish guard Ricky Rubio will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA next season, the Barcelona basketball club announced on Friday.

    The 20-year-old Rubio, who made his Spanish league debut¹ at the age of 14, was drafted by the Timberwolves in the 2009 NBA Draft but has spent the last two years at Barcelona, crowned Spanish champions on Tuesday.

    "You can see a significant change in both his upper and lower body and I think he has grown an inch," said David Kahn, Timberwolves president of basketball operations.

    "He looked to me to be at least an inch taller when we saw him last in May, so from a body standpoint and certainly a maturity² standpoint in every facet³, these past two years have been good for him."The Timberwolves plan to formally introduce their new signing on Tuesday.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

3 facet   

n.(问题等的)一个方面；(多面体的)面

参考例句：

• He has perfected himself in every facet of his job.他已使自己对工作的各个方面都得心应手。
• Every facet of college life is fascinating.大学生活的每个方面都令人兴奋。