“Red Line” for FIBA ​​In discussions with Euroleague the respect for national teams and “windows”

The meeting held in Geneva a few days after Final 4 of Abu Dhabibetween Fiba; Euroleague but also NBAhe sent promising messages for convergence of all sides and avoiding further schism in European basketball. Certainly the steps to be taken are still many and the next few days will be critical as The Euroleague will decide on her calendar and show her intentions.

For the FIBA ​​side, Respect for national teams and “windows” is one of the “red lines” which puts in discussions with the other sides. It does not negotiate the unavailability of all players in the qualifiers in November and February, which in previous years did not always happen, with the Euroleague often not interrupting its action and watching the same day of national teams with some of them.

OR Euroleague’s decision to increase groups to 20 Participating in the event and therefore in 38 regular season games came after the Geneva meeting and created doubts about how it would be possible to … all these races in the calendar and at the same time interrupt the action in the Euroleague when there will be “windows”. However, Dejan Bodiroga, President of Euroleague, said in an interview with Croatia a few days ago that “…We work to create a calendar that will satisfy all sides. Euroleague was never against national championships or national teams”

It is noted that the World Cup qualifiers, which will take place in Qatar in 2027, include six “windows”, four of which are held in the Euroleague season: From November 24 to December 2, 2025, from February 23 to March 3, 2026, from November 23 to December 1, 2026 and from 22 February to 2 March. If the Euroleague sets games within these dates, everything shows that the FIBA ​​rupture will be definitive and discussions about convergence will collapse.