The Wizards held the fifth overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, but were not expecting Ricky Rubio to fall to them and so they decided to get multiple players in return that can contribute immediately.

Even if they held the pick, Ernie Grunfeld had reservations about selecting Rubio.

Grunfeld was well aware of the difficulty in getting Rubio out of his outlandish buyout and into an NBA uniform this season, according to a source that spoke with the Washington Post.

Rubio's agent Dan Fegan also expressed concerns about how Rubio would play in a backcourt that also had Gilbert Arenas in it.