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FIBA, the head of the international governing body for basketball, said “the next month will show where we are headed in this matter” with regards to a potential NBA-owned league in Europe. Andreas Zagklis, the secretary general for FIBA, said he and his staff would remain in “serious conversation” with NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his office about starting a new league that could initially compete with the Euroleague and top pro leagues in individual countries. “There is clear interest (by the NBA) and there are ongoing discussions with FIBA,” Zagklis said during his annual, year-end news conference Monday. “We’ve been having and will continue having discussions with … the company that operates the Euroleague. “It is something that has been on our radar. We tried to bring everyone together. This was not possible. So our job is to continue having serious conversations with our partners at the NBA.”
2 days ago – via New York Times

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Speculation remains in European circles that at least some of those permanent member teams, like Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, are considering allowing their licenses with the Euroleague to expire. Another top European club, ALBA Berlin, would reportedly be excluded from becoming a permanent Euroleague member if the current licensing agreements are extended. All four of those clubs have academy systems for developing players that are being studied by the NBA. Zagklis, in addressing the possibility of the NBA launching its own European league, said “FIBA has a very consistent approach.” “We want the growth of our sport, but at the same time we want to protect what are the fundamentals of our ecosystem, which can not only relate to the rules of course, the calendar, but it is a question of respecting the national teams, the national leagues,” Zagklis said. “We have a very well developed ecosystem of national leagues and certainly (want to) protect the work not only of a few clubs, but of almost 500 or 600 clubs that are the pyramid that produces players and that has brought the sport of basketball where it is today.”
2 days ago – via New York Times

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Mark Cuban: When I got to the NBA in 2000, they thought they were in the basketball business. Anything they did that wasn’t considered old-school or classic basketball was frowned upon. Back when David Stern—rest in peace—was the commissioner and Adam Silver was second in charge, I used to say the NBA stood for “Nothing But Attorneys” because that’s how they thought—just like a bunch of lawyers. They didn’t really think like entrepreneurs. You always have to know as a business what business you’re in. The NBA, and all professional sports, is in the business of creating experiences that are memorable forever. Professional sports are so unique because it’s the one form of entertainment where the ball is in the air, you’re down by one, and if it goes in, you’re screaming and yelling. If you miss, it’s the worst feeling. That’s so different from any other form of entertainment.
1 week ago – via YouTube

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Euroleague teams considering joining future NBA Europe competition

At this summer’s Paris Olympics, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he held talks with FIBA, basketball’s global governing body, about expanding into Europe either with an annual tournament or an NBA-operated league. So what happens if some EuroLeague teams decide they’d be better off under the NBA’s umbrella? Some teams are now naturally considering whether or not to withdraw from the EuroLeague in favor of a potential NBA Europe, according to people familiar with the matter.
3 weeks ago – via Bloomberg

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Serbian media outlet Meridian Sport recently published a story about the possibility of the NBA forming a league in Europe “without intermediaries from the EuroLeague and FIBA, in direct communication with the biggest clubs.” The President of FIBA Europe, Jorge Garbajosa, commented on the subject, emphasizing that the NBA has signaled its intention to cooperate with FIBA.
3 weeks ago – via EuroHoops.net

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