Real Madrid's Nikola Mirotic has been named Euroleague MVP for the month of December.

During four games in December, Mirotic dominated like never before in leading his team to a perfect record with wins over three other Euroleague Top 16 teams to clinch first place in Group C and a No. 1 seed in the Top 16 Draw.

He recorded his first career Euroleague double-double, set career highs in index rating, scoring and steals and earned weekly MVP honors for the first time. His 18.5 points per game in December came with excellent efficiency.

Mirotic also averaged 6.8 rebounds per game.

The Bulls own the draft rights to Mirotic.

The New Orleans Hornets announced that they have signed forward/center Gustavo Ayón. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released.
 
“We are extremely excited about this signing,” said Hornets GM Dell Demps. “Gustavo is someone who we have had on our radar for a while and we believe he is going to be a great addition to our roster. He is a highly coveted international player and we look forward to working with him as he transitions into being an NBA player." 

Ayón (6-10, 250), averaged 15.9 points on 66 percent shooting while grabbing 8.2 rebounds per game this season over 10 games for Fuenlabrada of Spain.

Andy Rautins has signed with Lucentum Alicante of Spain.

Rautins was traded to the Mavericks from the Knicks in the Tyson Chandler deal and was subsequently waived.

The Mavericks are interested in clearing Rudy Fernandez from their books to create more cap space.

Fernandez could reach a buyout with Dallas and remain in Spain, where has been playing for Real Madrid.

Fernandez was traded to the Mavericks on draft night.

Nikola Mirotic scored a career high 26 points in Real Madrid's 88-64 win over Maccabi Electra on Thursday to win Euroleague's MVP award for Week 8.

Mirotic went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc to go with eight rebounds and three steals.

Bismack Byombo doesn't expect his contract issues with Fuenlabrada to linger beyond the beginning of the Bobcats' training camp on December 9th.

"We're working on that and I expect things to be done soon," Biyombo told the Observer Friday. "It will be resolved on time. I'm pretty sure that I'll be in training camp with the rest of the guys" in a week.

Biyombo is suing his former Spanish team, Fuenlabrada, for breach of contract.