The definitive arrival of the NBA to the Old Continent is causing a lot of talk. In a week that has been key for teams to renew or not with the EuroleagueBarça has decided to continue, while Real Madrid has opted for the North American competition. One that also continues to generate many doubts and unanswered questions, but that continues its course and whose start date is the month of October 2027. That is, a year and a half until hostilities begin without yet knowing who exactly is going to participate, what the format of the tournament will be like and what the new European basketball organization chart will look like.
Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA, spoke in Berlin, in the games played by the best league in the world in Europe, to shed some light on the typical doubts of the imbroglio. And he revealed that the clubs themselves would pay for their participation, in addition to revealing that no short-term benefits are expected. In fact, the manager mentioned the WNBA as an example of a competition that was not profitable at first and is now profitable. The problem is that the women’s reference in world basketball has taken up to 30 years to achieve something like this. And, despite all this, The players still do not have an agreement that adjusts their salary to what they demand for being professionals. and allow America to boast the most captivating game on the planet.
On the other side of the coin, the one who has spoken is Paulius Motiejunas, CEO of the Euroleague, who has spoken in statements collected by ESPN of what is happening. And he doesn’t exactly seem happy with the NBA’s intrusion and the possibility that several teams from the competition he directs will go to another: “We have only heard the plan or the boasts about how incredible it will be, how great potential it has. But having a theory is one, and making it work is the other.“, he assured, while gently boasting that teams like Barça have signedextending its commitment to the Euroleague for the next decade.
The manager has not stopped there: “The NBA has been announcing and announcing things for a year, but it is still not something that can be understood. As businessmen, these are team owners, and they are also beginning to see that it is a bit like a broken record of ‘we will announce it later’… The start of the 27th is already around the corner“This is how Motiejunas has expressed himself, clearly against what is happening, a personal project of Silver’s which has the economic objective between eyebrows, but also the possibility of continuing to expand the brand of the North American competition to all corners of the world. Even more, of course.
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