Real Madrid veteran swingman Rudy Fernandez said that he definitely thinks his team can play, and compete, in the NBA. “Real Madrid can compete in the NBA, for sure. We beat Oklahoma, it was preseason for them, they were starting, traveling, etc. It has nothing to do with the regular season, but we are a great competitive team,” Fernandez said in an interview with Spanish DAZN TV. He was referring to a 2016-2017 preseason win of Real over the Oklahoma City Thunder in an exhibition game that was held in Madrid.