A decision might come Monday on whether first-round draft pick Yaroslav Korolev could join the Clippers for the 2005-06 season.

The board of directors for CSKA Moscow, the club team that holds Korolev's rights, will meet to discuss a contract buyout that would clear the way for the Clippers to sign Korolev, agent Marc Fleisher said.

"We're really not going to know any more until then," Fleisher said. "They're going to meet, so we'll see."