Kyle Singler has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to replace Rudy Fernandez, according to sources.

Singler was drafted by the Pistions in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft, but will remain in Spain after a strong showing with Alicante.

“Real Madrid presented a really attractive package that Kyle couldn’t pass up,” agent Greg Lawrence said. “While playing in Alicante, Kyle fell in love with Spain, but he’s also looking forward to career in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons.”

Nenad Krstic has been named Euroleague MVP for the month of November.

CSKA teammate Andrei Kirilenko won the award for October.

Krstic is averaging 15.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in Euroleague.

George Hill is close to agreeing to a deal with Olympiakos of Greece.

Hill was traded from the Spurs to the Pacers on draft night.

In the seven months since the Blazers' 10-11 season ended, Nicolas Batum has matured tremendously.

Batum played for the French National team at the 2011 European Championships in Lithuania and has become a lead of SLUC Nancy.

"People have shown me respect -- the coaches, the players, the refs. I've gone through some great experiences this summer with the national team and now here. When the game is on the line I want the ball. The game is in my hands. That is very good for me. 

"This is different because this is my team." 

Batum has taken his overall game to the next level. 

"When the ball is in my hands I know I can make plays happen and just not stand in the corner and wait. When the game is on the line and the ball is in my hands I want them to trust me and know that everything is going to be okay," asserted Batum. 

"The coach told me I am the boss of the team. This is my team, so I need to be vocal and I need to talk to them and regroup. At halftime I am the one who talks first. I tell guys that we need to wake up. This is our home and we need to protect (it)." 

Juan Carlos Navarro became the all-time leading scorer since the Euroleague was founded in 2000.

Navarro’s left-handed layup off a Chuck Eidson steal at 5:30 of the third quarter of the Euroleague game against Union Olimpija at Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona gave him the record of 2,716 career points, previously held by recently-retired Marcus Brown. 

Navarro has played his entire 11-season Euroleague career with his hometown club, F.C. Barcelona. 

Deron Williams scored 50 points in a 105-94 Besiktas win over BG Gottingen in EuroChallenge play on Tuesday in Turkey.

Williams went 17-for-23 from the floor, 7-for-10 from three and 9-for-11 at the line.

Williams is averaging 24.9 points per game for Besiktas. His previous International high came on November 15^th against Armia when he scored 31 points on 19 shots.

Williams now trails only Sylven Landesberg in International points per game, who is averaging 26.0 for Maccabi Haifa.

Juan Carlos Navarro has signed an extension with Barcelona that will extend through 2015.

Navarro is just 14 points away from becoming the career scoring leader of the Euroleague.

Navarro was the 2008-09 Euroleague MVP, the 2010 Euroleague Final Four MVP and been named to the All-Euroleague First Team a record five times.

Ricky Rubio will consider returning to his former team in Barcelona if the NBA season is canceled due to its continued lockout.

Rubio told Catalan radio ONA FM that "I want to wait until I see there is no chance of resolving the situation, and then I will sign with another team."

Rubio also said he would contact Barcelona to see if he can practice with the team as Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol have been doing.

Rubio said "it would be nice to practice and play with the Gasols on Barca."

Dirk Nowitzki hopes to find a team in Europe to sign with "soon" as the NBA's lockout continues into its fifth month.

"It's going to take me a few weeks to get in basketball shape," Nowitzki said, "but then I'm ready. I can't stand not playing."

Nowitzki has been linked to Real Madrid and is intrigued by the notion of also playing for another top club such as Barcelona.

"It's a great club with a great tradition," Nowitzki said of Real Madrid. "I don't know if that's true, but (if the media reports are accurate) that's something you'd have to look at hard.

"I still can't believe that we're not going to have a season (in the NBA). I can't see us not playing. But if the lockout still stays strong, I've got a decision to make."

Nowitzki is also reconsidering his position on signing in Germany. He previously preferred not to play in Germany because he didn't want to pick any one club over the rest.

Brose Baskets, Bayern Munich and ALBA Berlin are the three most realistic candidates within Germany.

Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins, who remain close friends, have had their representatives inquiring about the possibility of playing together again overseas, according to sources.

Rondo and Perkins are interested in a deal in a higher-playing league, such as Italy, Spain and Russia.

There is no deal currently in the works and the need for high-cost insurance makes the economics difficult.