Preseason Game Four - vs. CSKA Moscow

Tonight is Raptors vs. PBC CSKA Moscow, 7:00PM tipoff. You can listen to the game live on NBA League Pass here. No NBA.com preview is available at posting time.

What to watch for:
- CSKA Moscow has several former NCAA and NBA players, notably:
Trajan Langdon, former Duke star. Played 3 seasons with the Cavs before moving to Benetton Treviso of the Italian League, then to Turkish powerhouse Efes Pilsen, then Russia's Dynamo Moscow, and finally to CSKA Moscow.
Trivia: Langdon is the first Alaskan to play in the NBA, and was also drafted by the San Deigo Padres of Major League Baseball in the 6th round of the amateur draft in 1994.
Alexey Shved, 19 year old 6-6 point guard. Projected as a late lottery pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by NBADraft.net, and is one of DraftExpress NBA's top European prospects.
Sasha Kaun, former Kansas Jayhawks centre. Won an NCAA championship last year as a senior. Drafted 54th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics before being signed by CSKA Moscow.
Victor Khryapa, former Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls forward. Drafted in 2004 (22nd overall) by the Nets, then traded to Portland. Played three seasons in Portland before being traded with Tyrus Thomas for LaMarcus Aldridge. Was bought out last year by the Bulls and moved back to Russia to play with CSKA.
Zoran Planinic, former New Jersey Nets guard. Played three seasons from 2003-2006 before moving back to the Euroleague with TAU Ceramica. Joined CSKA in the off-season.
Terence Morris, former Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic forward. Played for the Hawks from 2001-2003 before playing with the Columbus Riverdragons (precursors to the Austin Toros of the NBDL) and Appollon Patras BC in Greece and returning for one season with the Magic in 2005-2006. Played in Israel for two seasons (Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv) before joining CSKA. Was a very highly touted NBA prospect before making the decision to finish college and having sub-par junior and senior years at Maryland.
- Joey Graham should get some playing time, especially if the Raptors take an early lead. Hassan Adams looked terrible in 17 minutes on Sunday, and this could be Graham's chance.
- Kapono to play with Bosh, O'Neal, and Calderon, possibly with Moon at the 3-spot. He was impressive on Sunday.
- It appears Mitchell prefers to give Solomon time at the point over Ukic. Ukic did not play on Sunday despite Solomon recording 3 turnovers, 3 fouls, shooting 2-7 from three and playing 24 minutes (although he did score 12 (5-12 overall) and had 6 assists). If Ukic doesn't play tonight, there may be something else going on with him (minor injury, character issues) that haven't been made public yet.