Ettore Messina has emerged as a serious candidate to become the next head coach of the Atlanta Hawks.

Messina was born in Italy and is the current coach of CSKA Moscow. Messina is a four-time Euroleague championship coach and two-time Euroleague coach of the year. 

Messina was part of the Los Angeles Lakers' coaching staff during the 11-12 NBA season.

Messina left the NBA to take a $1 million-plus a year job with CSKA.

Danny Ferry recently scouted CSKA at last weekend's Euroleague Final Four.

Stan Van Gundy and Quin Snyder are also candidates.

Rudy Fernandez, Dimiris Diamantidis, Nenad Krstic, Ante Tomic and Vassilis Spanoulis headline the 2013 All-Euroleague First Team.

On the All-Euroleage Second Team are Shawn James, Juan Carlos Navarro, Milos Teodosic, Viktor Khryapa and Nikola Mirotic.

CSKA, Barcelona, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid and Maccabi were the six teams with first and second team representatives.

Nenad Krstic has been named the Euroleague Top-16, Game 9 MVP.

Krstic had 20 points, four rebounds and four assists in CSKA's 80-65 win over Alba Berlin.

The Euroleague Top-16 groups have been set with Real Madrid headlining Group E and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Group F.

Group E
Real Madrid
Zalgiris Kaunas
Unicaja Malaga
CSKA
Panathinaikos
Anadolu Efes
ALBA Berlin
Brose Baskets

Group F 
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
F.C. Barcelona Regal
BC Khimki Moscow
Olympiacos
Montepaschi Siena
Besiktas
Fenerbahce Ulker
Caja Laboral 

Milos Teodosic of CSKA Moscow has been named Euroleague MVP for Week 8 of the regular season.

Teodosic had 19 points and nine assists without any turnovers in CSKA's 97-89 win over Brose Baskets.

CSKA is now 7-1.

Sonny Weems earned the Euroleague MVP honor for week 2 of the regular season.

Weems scored a game-high 30 points in a 76-71 road win over Partizan Belgrade last Thursday.

Weems is tied for the Euroleague scoring lead with Jordan Farmar at 22 points per game.

Sonny Weems has agreed to a three-year deal with CSKA Moscow.

Weems played last season for Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in 15 Euroleague games.

The Nets are pursuing Andrei Kirilenko in free agency, according to sources.

Deron Williams has been part of the recruiting effort for Kirilenko as the pair are former teammates with the Jazz.

Kirilenko has announced in Russia that he wants to return to the NBA.

The Warriors are also interested in signing Kirilenko.

Billy King said the Nets have been talking with Andrei Kirilenko, who played last season for CSKA Moscow.

“He still can play,” King said of Kirilenko during a recent radio interview. “He would be a great piece to add to us, and give us more depth at the forward spot.”

The Nets only can offer Kirilenko the veteran’s minimum, while Kirilenko’s three-year pact with CSKA pays him $4 million per year.

Kirilenko’s existing deal includes an opt-out clause at the end of each season.

The Warriors are interested in signing Andrei Kirilenko, according to sources.

But Kirilenko is likely to remain in Russia to continue playing for CSKA.

Kirilenko's return to the NBA had been linked to the Nets, but they can only offer approximately $1.2 million. Golden State can pay double that in the first season.