Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow
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The VTB League officially announced on Sunday (14/07) that 13 teams will take part in the 2019/20 championship.

VEF Riga withdrew its participation and, therefore, the 13 teams that will compete in the league are as follows:

Avtodor (Russia), Astana (Kazakhstan), Yenisei (Russia), Zielona Gora (Poland), Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kalev (Estonia), Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), PARMA (Russia), UNICS Kazan (Russia), Khimki (Russia), Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus), CSKA Moscow (Russia).

Also, the League has decided that the playoffs will be played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1).