EuroLeague, FIBA, and NBA Hold Landmark Meeting on Basketball’s Future

EuroLeague, FIBA, and NBA Hold Landmark Meeting on Basketball’s Future

In Geneva, EuroLeague clubs, FIBA officials, and NBA executives met to discuss reforms and possible collaboration, including a new European league by 2026-27

In a groundbreaking gathering in Geneva, FIBA, NBA Europe, and EuroLeague stakeholders came together to discuss the future of European basketball. All EuroLeague A-license clubs were present—except CSKA Moscow—alongside EuroLeague’s commercial partner IMG.

Key figures such as FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis, NBA’s George Aivazoglou, and FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa attended. The agenda covered FIBA national team windows, NCAA clearance rules, and plans for a potential NBA-FIBA European league set for 2026-27.

However, EuroLeague clubs were informed they would need to pay a participation fee in any new framework—an aspect that sparked some skepticism. Still, the overall mood was constructive, marking perhaps a first real step toward a shared vision for the sport’s governance and structure in Europe.

Source Eurohoops

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