CSKA went to Cologne the next day after the win vs the Clippers. The first rival of the team in the finals of the NBA Europe Live Tour would be Maccabi, last year Euroleague finalist. The other two teams to participate in the event are Philadelphia 76 and Phoenix Suns.
There are 12 players on CSKA roster. They are forwards Ninkita Kurbanov, Matjaz Smodis, David Vanterpool, Andrey Vorontsevic, centers Davis Andersen, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, Anatoly Kashirov, guards Theodoros Papaloukas, Anton Ponkrashov, Trajan Langdon, J.R.Holden, Zakhar Pashutin. Alexey Savrasenko could not join the team on the way to Cologne