NEW YORK - National Basketball Association officials announced the 30-team league's most ambitious global set of pre-season exhibition matches with games in seven non-NBA nations.

The 122 training games to prepare for the October 31 start of the season will begin October 5 when the Philadelphia 76ers play at FC Barcelona and the San Antonio Spurs visit Lyon, France, to meet Lyon-Villeurbanne.

The following night, the Los Angeles Clippers will play BC Khimki at Moscow and the Phoenix Suns will play Roma in Rome.

Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow will play the Clippers in Moscow on October 7 and Euroleague runner-up Maccabi Tel Aviv tips off against the Spurs at Bercy Arena in Paris on October 8.

Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, the 76ers and Suns will play a tournament in Cologne, Germany on October 10-11 with the NBA clubs and Euroleague finals rematch set the first night and winners and losing playing the next.

The Israeli champions will also join Turkish power Efes Pilsen for a North American pre-season tour.

Pilsen plays at Denver on October 10 and at Golden State two nights later. Maccabi plays at Cleveland on October 17 and at Toronto two nights later.

A rematch of the Eastern Conference finals is set October 10 at San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the Detroit Pistons face NBA champion Miami.

Mexico's Eduardo Najera returns to his homeland October 14 when his Denver Nuggets face Golden State at Monterrey.

Top NBA Draft pick Andrea Bargnani and the Toronto Raptors will play at Washington on October 9 in the first US exhibition game.