My child is so adorable. Ok, enough oowing over babyface Ricky Rubio,

but this player has been long awaited in the NBA.The Timberwolves, and their downtrodden fans, have waited two years for the flashy passer to come over from Spain. Rubio was drafted fifth overall in 2009, but stayed in Europe for another two seasons until he could afford to buy out his professional contract with FC Barcelona.

Rubio made his official announcement on Friday, a few days after his Spanish team defeated Bilbao in the ACB League finals.Rubio got a loud ovation as he and president of basketball operations David Kahn arrived. Even for a player who has been receiving attention since he turned pro as a 14-year-old, the scene seemed to take him aback.

He smiled and signed some autographs as he was swarmed by news cameras, flash bulbs popping as he made his way to the exit.