The NBA’s CEO in Europe and the Middle East, George Aivazoglouis in Snel Arena for his final Bcl.
The Greek, who is an important NBA executive and by the leaders of his project NBA Europewhich will be the new organization of Europe since 2026, gives the FIBA ”present” in a move with special semantics.
The NBA’s intention is to create an event that will not replace BCL but will work in parallel, with the participation of large clubs or even football teams that will be called upon to create basketball teams, mostly in large European markets.
“I can say that we are interested in many cities such as Madrid and Barcelona in Spain, London and Manchester in England, Paris and Lyon in France, Milan and Rome in Italy, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany“, He said in a recent interview.
“We intend to start with 16 teams and we want the vast majority of them to be permanent. We also want some of them to come from the ecosystem. These may be different each year and gain the right to participate in our league. I believe this offers a fundamental change in today’s structure of European basketball. We can consider it as one step towards a single and clearer pyramid, which will be very transparent and easily understood, but also fair, rewarding success and based on athletic value“, He had added.
Source: Sport Fm
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