The NBA looks at the initial European basketball league
The NBA looks at the launch of the European League from FIBA, the world of the ruling body.
The initial plan is for a 16-team league, with 12 permanent teams and four who would have to qualify each year.
The NBA announced: “According to the plan, the new league would be integrated into the current European scenery of basketball, and teams also participate in their national leagues.”
The NBA is a top league in the world, which contains teams from the United States and Canada.
The best teams in Europe are currently competing in the Euroleague, started by FIBA, but managed the Euroleague basketball since 2000. years.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “Now we feel time to move to the next phase.
“At our meeting of the Committee, there was a delighted support for our owners of our clubs on continuing researching this opportunity.”
It was agreed “literally nothing” and did not say which teams could be included.
The three most successful Euroleagues Euroleagues are Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and the current champion of Panathinaikos.
The United Kingdom has no teams playing in it.
“In some cases what comes with these existing clubs are huge global brands,” Silver said.
“In some cases, these brands are built through global football, not basketball, but we recognize that there is a huge depth of interest in people who are rooting for those clubs, so it becomes very relevant.”
Silver added that games would be a European standard of 40 minutes, not 48 minutes like NBA.
2025-03-27 20:55:00
