The NBA He has been expressing his desire to land in Europe for several years in order to create his own league and that goal may be closer than ever, as he has confirmed Adam SilverCommissioner of the best basketball league in the world.
“I don’t think I want to go far beyond 2028. The opportunity is now to do something like that”Silver declared at a press conference.
The desire is more than clear and what the NBA intends with this movement, which has the support of the FIBA, is to unseat the Euroleague and collide frontally with the interests of the maximum competition Basketball Europe.
«Basketball is probably the fastest growing sport in the world today, and it is the second number one sport in Europaafter football, so I think there is a real opportunity, ”said Adam Silver.
The NBA plan is that this new league has 16 teams and the names of the Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Fenerbahce and football clubs like Manchester City o PSGthat could create basketball sections for the occasion, something that already did, for example, the Bayern Munich, which has competed in the Euroleague in recent years and has been lucky enough to be trained by Pablo Laso, one of the best technicians in European basketball.
And as if that were not enough, the NBA, which has already gathered and negotiated with political leaders, teams, media companies, has hired JPMorgan Chase y Raine Group to advise them in the creation of the NBA Europe.
Therefore, there is less and less to see the NBA in Europe. If the plan is maintained Adam Silver, This new competition will land, as we said before, in 2027 or 2028, as late.
