The arrival of NBA in Europe takes another official step with the meeting in Rome between Gianni Petrucci, FIBA Europe and the federal leaders. The framework for the new championship that will start in the season has been defined for some time 2027-2028with Italy already certain to have Milano e Roma on the way.
The format provides 16 teamscon 12 clubs selected e 4 seats assigned via a template competitive, meritocratic and pyramidal. All companies will have to continue to play their own top national championshipwith breaks dedicated to Nationals to avoid the problems of recent seasons.
We read the Corriere dello Sport: «To date there is no top club in the capital, but there are many national and foreign business entities who have shown interest in acquiring ownership of the team that will present itself at the start of the event. The playing field, at least at the start, will be the PalaEur. Doubts had emerged regarding the facility related to the parameters that the NBA would like to impose. The transitional solution, with the use of the Palace designed by Nervi, could then leave room for the Centrale del Foro Italico”.
