When will the NBA arrive in Europe? The statements of the commissioner on the timing
After the definitive announcement of Adam Silver last March, theNBA In recent months he has worked intensely on the foundations of “own” European League. The times for the inauguration of the tournament, however, could be longer than initially expected.
The theme has returned to topical in recent weeks, during a press conference in which the Commissioner reiterated the concreteness of the project, but also the need to be patient. Here are his declarations.
NBA in Europe: the timing
During an NBA Cares event in Oklahoma City on 6 June, Silver clarified that the birth of a NBA League in Europe “He will not take months, but years.” Off the most optimistic hypotheses circulated in recent months – summer 2026 – and suggesting the Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028 as a possible point of reference. Or in any case not before the Season 2027/28: “It is early to fix a Deadline, let’s say that we are at least a couple of years after the launch. It will be a huge company, and we will have to confront each other for a long time with alloys, broadcasters, teams, players, marketing partners: there is still a lot of work to do”. Silver added that the theme is at the top of the agenda in the Board of Governors scheduled in the coming weeks in Las Vegas.
The project draft provides for a league from 16 teamswith 12 permanent deductibles and 4 qualified every year on a meritocratic basis, while governance would follow a model similar to WNBA, with 50% of the shares held by the owners NBA and the other 50% from the European clubs involved. The project also involves FIBAwith which “The NBA has a preliminary agreement to explore the birth of this new continental competition together”, Espn explains.
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