Chris Paul, AKA, CP3 has carried the New Orleans Hornets all year, now he's carrying them through the conference semis.

Aris's American forward Jeremiah Massey has been put up for sale. Greek club lost in the quarter-final of the Greek league and will miss Euroleague next year. Massey was wanted by many teams last summer but Aris managed to keep him.

After a failed attempt to sign Ettore Messina Barcelona will be looking for another high-profile coach. Juan Laporta, the president of the club said in the press conference that the new coach will be announced after the end of the season.

Israeli newspaper "Maariv" reports that the new Euroleague champions' center David Andersen signed a preliminary agreement with Atlanta Hawks. His contract with CSKA Moscow runs out this summer. Andersen is considering a move to NBA after 4 years in Russia.

China national team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas will be coming home after Beijing Olympics. Kazlauskas wants to get the best possible result with Asian giants in Beijing and he will return to Europe. Quite a few clubs in Europe will be interested in his services.

There are 93 days remaining till the Olympic Games in Beijing. Twelve national teams will compete for the most prestigious award - Olympic gold medals. Here's a video preview of the teams that are already qualified for the Olympic Basketball Tournament.

CSKA Moscow were the favourite along side Panathinaikos to go all the way this season. And so they did. Last night Russian superclub defeated Maccabi to lift their 6th Euroleague title. It was the 3rd Final in a row for CSKA and 2nd of them which they won.