One of the most wanted players for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, Jason Kidd could move to the team next season. The 36-year-old guard will be a free agent by the end of this season and the Cavaliers could try to get him, as last year the team and LeBron James (who is a friend of Kidd's) explicitly wanted the guard on the team, but the Dallas Mavericks moved faster.
The Lietuvos Rytas forward is the Eurocup's regular season MVP. In his third year with the team, Eidson led the Lithuanians to the competition's Final Eight by dominating in four categories: points, assists, steals and blocks. The 28-year-old American was also the only Eurocup player to make the Top 10 in points (15.8) rebounds (5.7) and assists (5.3), averaging 21.9 efficiency points in 12 games. 
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Formerly Argentinian and continental champion, Ben Hur have been relegated and may face extinction. The Rafaela based team lost the LNB third playoff relegation game against Obras Sanitarias 65 to 62 and will play next season in the second division (TNA), if financially healthy. The problems in the club started two years ago with a financial crisis that led to the departure of many top players (Leo Gutiérrez and Diego García, among others) and also coach Julio Lamas. This season, the club managed to win just 3 games out of 30.
The Žalgiris forward has been awarded as the Baltic Basketball League's regular season most valuable player. Paulius Jankūnas collected 21.8 efficiency points on average this season, relegating Lietuvos Rytas' Chuck Eidson to second place with 20.9 and Valmiera's Ronald Clark to third (20.7). Curiously the top two is dominated by players from the two Lithuanian powerhouses.
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TAU's Igor Rakočević is reported as the target of Olympiacos for the next season. The 30-year-old Serbian, who had been linked with the NBA last month, is having one of his best seasons, leading the both Euroleague and Spanish ACB in points per game. Therefore, he's one of the most wanted players in Europe right now. The Greek club, however, already denied any proposal for the Serbian guard.
The NBA Europe Live Tour this year has already two confirmed NBA teams: the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. The two teams in play in London on 6th October at the O2. The game will mark the return of the Bulls to Europe (the last time they played in the old continent was in 1997 as part of the McDonald's Open) and particularly one of its players: Luol Deng. The 23-year-old Britain national team forward, whose parents are Sudanese, grew up in London before moving to the US and revealed the upcoming moment will be a dream come true. The Bulls also feature another Brit in the roster, Ben Gordon.
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The internacional team of the prestigious young player tournament has been revealed. The event, to take place on 11th April in Portland, USA, will feature American standouts on one side and a selection of top international players, all 19 years old or younger.
With the playoffs starting on April 1, the CBA revealed this season's MVP award. Mengke Bateer was named the best player in China, leading Xinjiang to an outstanding second place in the regular season, with just one more loss behind current champions Guangdong. The 2.10m 33-year-old centre averaged a double-double throughout the season with 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds, adding 4.5 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.
The arrival of former NBA player Chris Taft to the Philippines raised a great deal of hope that the national team would finally have a strong naturalised player inside. The expectations regarding Taft are now gone as the 23-year-old was sent home. The reasons for the early departure had to do with medical issues (Taft is known to have long-term back problems) and lack of stamina and focus in the words of the Philippines national team project coordinator, Serbian Rajko Toroman.
Oktay Mahmuti has been chosen as the 2008-2009 Eurocup coach of the year. The FYR of Macedonia born Turkish coach led Benetton Treviso to the competition's Final Eight with the third best record (9 wins and 3 losses) and also the third highest score. After spending almost all his career with Efes Pilsen, the 41-year-old coach is in his first season with the Italian team, something which counted as well for the nomination. NBA Euroleague (Euroliga) NCAA
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