Crvena Zvezda’s Covic: EuroLeague calendar must change. Clubs spend more than they earn

Crvena Zvezda president Nebojsa Civic spoke with Serbian media about the status quo of European basketball.

Via Eurohoops, "It doesn’t depend on us. European basketball has to change in the organizational sense. This way of playing doesn’t work. The ABA league has no competitive significance for entering the Euroleague and Eurocup. Zvezda got a wild card for the Euroleague as the champion, but the teams that participated in the playoffs don’t play in the Eurocup, but in FIBA ​​competitions, while someone who has played in the play-out tries to play in the (FIBA) Champions League. The order based on sports results is lost," Covic said and added more, including some financial comparisons to football.

"Unusual things are happening in the Euroleague. We are not its co-owners, but it is inevitable that the calendar must change. We won’t be able to stand it. We do not have the opportunity to sign 18 players. Even with 14, 15 engaged, it is difficult. Clubs spend more than they earn. A victory in Euroleague is 37,000 euros, in the UEFA Europa League (football) around 700,000. Basketball has spiraled into spending more than it earns."