Victor Claver will likely leave Valencia Basket with a $600,000 buyout to play for the Blazers during the 12-13 season.

Portland drafted Claver with the 22nd overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

The Knick met last week with Pablo Prigioni, a 35-year-old point guard who played last season in Spain for Caja Laboral.

Prigioni has been on the Knicks’ radar since 2009 and is believed to open to the NBA after spending his entire career in Europe.

Kyle Singler scored 12 points as Real Madrid lost a decisive Game 5 of the ACB League title series against Barcelona Regal, 73-69.

Singler, whose NBA rights are retained by the Pistons, averaged 8 points on 54 percent shooting during the regular season.

Erazem Lorbek, a 2005 second round pick whose rights are owned by the Spurs, scored 10 points for Barcelona.

Nikola Mirotic is in no rush to start his NBA career.

“He’ll remain under contract with Real Madrid for the next couple years,” Bulls general manager Gar Forman said. “But it’s certainly our goal and our expectation that Nikola will be in a Chicago Bulls uniform somewhere down the line. We’ll continue to monitor his progress and feel really good about the development that’s taking place.”

Mirotic was acquired by Chicago in a draft night deal last summer. This past season, he became the first two-time Euroleague Rising Star Trophy winner.

“Nikola is a very skilled player,” said Forman. “He can play inside and he can play outside. He can knock down the three-point shot. He’s a hardnosed player who we think will really fit in to our system.”

Ettore Messina is returning to Europe to coach CSKA Moscow.

Messina, 52, served as a coaching consultant during his lone season with the Lakers.

Messina’s deal with CSKA will include an out clause should any NBA head-coaching opportunities arise.

Mitch Kupchak hopes Ettore Messina will return for a second season as assistant coach of the Lakers.

"Mitch Kupchak called me telling me: 'I've heard just great things on you and I've seen you at work. We would love to have you back with us next season,'” Messina said in a recent interview. “It was a big pleasure for me. But I haven't decided yet.

“I have good offers from Europe and United States. I am evaluating all the proposals. When I signed in the NBA, I thought that my name would be forgotten, but this is not the case. I have never had so many offers as this season.”

Messina, considered one of the top European coaches of all-time, won two Euroleague championships with Virtus Bologna and four Russian SuperLeague titles with CSKA Moscow before joining the Lakers.

Georgian center Giorgi Shermadini has signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Shermadini averaged 10.9 points and 5.5 rebounds as the backup center for Cantu in Euroleague.

“Shermadini is a very active player in the paint with a good sense for offensive rebounds and with an excellent shot, both from mid-range and the free-throw line,” a Maccabi press release read.

“He’s a superb pick-and-roll player and has an impressive presence on defense.”

Maccabi is expected to lose Sofoklis Schortsanitis and Richard Hendrix.

Real Madrid advanced to the Spanish League finals with a 76-69 Game 5 victory Saturday over Caja Laboral.

Kyle Singler, a small forward who was the Pistons' first second-round pick in 2011, scored two points for Madrid.

Singler is averaging 8.1 points during the playoffs after averaging 7.8 points during the regular season.