Sergey Toporov was a central figure in Triumph Lyubertsy's run to the EuroChallenge Final Four earlier this year.

He has parlayed his successful campaign with a move to another Moscow Region club, BC Khimki.

Small forward Toporov averaged just under 10 points and more than three rebounds per game last season in Europe for Triumph.

At Khimki, he will be led by Spain's national team coach Sergio Scariolo.

Raul Lopez and Carlos Cabezas have both left their Spanish clubs this summer to play for Scariolo in Russia, while Keith Langford — the MVP of Virtus Bologna's EuroChallenge Final victory over Cholet — has also moved to Khimki.

Madrid, Caja Laboral Wheeling And Dealing

New Real Madrid coach Ettore Messina has added two prominent players in Spanish basketball to his squad.

The capital city club has raided Basque giants Caja Laboral (formerly Tau Ceramica) and signed veteran backcourt duo Pablo Prigioni and Sergi Vidal.

Key members of the Tau side that won the ACB title two years ago and last year prevailed in the Copa del Rey, Prigioni and Vidal have each signed two-year deals with an option for a third.

Madrid sent the high-scoring Brad Oleson, whom they signed earlier this summer on a five-year deal following his successful campaign at Fuenlabrada, to Caja Laboral.

Madrid have been extremely busy in the transfer market, signing earlier this summer Serbia's rising star Novica Velickovic, former Tau Ceramica shooting guard Travis Hansen and Spain veteran Jorge Garbajosa.

Caja Laboral have also bolstered their backcourt by bringing Brazil international Marcelo Huertas back to the Basque country.

Huertas was in the ACB's ‘Ideal Quintet' two seasons ago at Bilbao but parted with the club and spent last season with Fortitudo Bologna in Italy.