Real Madrid player Rudy Fernández has assured that his team could compete in the NBA alongside the best teams, as he already demonstrated in 2016 when he beat in a friendly against the Thunder,

"Real Madrid can compete in the NBA, for sure. Lately we played against an NBA team and beat Oklahoma, " the Spanish international said in an interview on DAZN .

Rudy, despite acknowledging that the Oklahoma City Thunder were not in competition mode when Real Madrid beat them (142-137, in overtime) in 2016, believes that current Madrid could compete in the best league in the world.

"It was preseason for them, they were starting, traveling, etc. It has nothing to do with a regular league, but the team is a great team to be able to compete in the NBA," he added.

Rudy speaks knowingly, as he was a player in the Portland Trail Blazers for three seasons and more for the Denver Nuggets . He acknowledged that, once he made the jump to the NBA, he received advice from Pau Gasol .

"Pau gave me a piece of advice, especially in the second year, which was a more difficult second year, to be patient . I was very happy in Portland and it is true that I regret many things, having listened to people who should not have heard, "he said.

On the current situation of the ACB and the Euroleague, Madrid and his eternal rival, he assured that the signing of former white player Nikola Mirotic for Barça is "very respectable". "Just as I wanted to disconnect a bit from the NBA and return to Europe and feel like an important player, which in the NBA is sometimes more difficult, his decision is very respectable," he said.

Furthermore, he believes it is good for the image of the Euroleague. "Players with a great level who reach the Euroleague, that gives a lot of image to one of the best competitions in Europe and more and more high-level NBA players are coming to Europe because they see that the competition is very good," he said. .

Rudy, who revealed that he thought about leaving the selection when his father was diagnosed with a myoblastoma in the brain, followed the wishes of his father when he told him; "If you go to the national team, you win." Hence, Rudy wants to go to Tokyo , in 2021, to hang an Olympic gold and "close an incredible cycle."

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