According to L’Équipe, Paris FC would have been contacted by Paris Basketball with a view to creating a franchise in NBA Europe.
Paris Basketball at the crossroads. Created in 2018 by Eric Schwartz and David Kahn, the reigning French champion club has been playing in the Euroleague since 2024. What about NBA Europe, which should open its doors in 2027? A priori, PSG holds the rope and comes first in the minds of American decision-makers. Contacts between the NBA and Paris-SG are not really new. Except the QSI-owned club has no existing team.
To believe The TeamParis Basketball, which has not abandoned the idea of getting on the wagon of the said NBA Europe, approached the Rouge et Bleu with a view to a rapprochement. Not really a surprise. Our colleagues also and above all indicate that the winner of the 2024 Eurocup knocked on the door of Paris FC, owned by the Arnault family. “The idea of a (majority?) stake in the promoted side in Ligue 1 could make sense with NBA Europe in sight“, we explain, without specifying the nature of the PFC’s response but slipping in passing that “the PSG option keeps the cards in hand for the NBA», which wants to rely on (very) strong brands.
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The NBA in Europe this week
One thing is certain: the arrival of NBA leaders in Europe for two regular season matches this week, in Berlin this Thursday evening (8 p.m.) and London, Sunday, two posters between Memphis and Orlando, should be accompanied by certain progress, even a few announcements.
