http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/sports/b...l/27opener.html <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets will be one of four teams to open their preseason schedule in Europe next fall, as part of the N.B.A,’s effort to market itself overseas. They will be joined by the Miami Heat, the New Orleans Hornets and the Washington Wizards. The Nets and Heat open the NBA Europe Live tour in Paris, at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy, on Oct. 9. They play again in London, at O2 Arena, on Oct. 12. The Hornets play the Wizards on Oct. 14 in Berlin, at the new O2 World Arena, and close the tour Oct. 17 with a game in Barcelona, Spain, at the Palau Sant Jordi.</div>