EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu was in Munich and had a press conference.
This is what Bertomeu said.
“First of all, I would like to say that we have no conflict with FIBA. They just started a project, the nationalteam windows, that is incompatible with our calendar, but also with the NBA calendar. We have been playing our system in EuroLeague for years. […] Unfortunately, there are only 52 weeks in a year and we have to reconcile the national leagues, the EuroLeague and recovery times for the players. I hope that in the future we will find a formula again how it all fits together. But that is in the hands of FIBA. If they think the current system is beneficial for the national teams, they will probably stick with it. My standpoint is: I always want the best players on the court, no matter what game, no matter what competition. I cannot be in favour of a system where that does not exist. But if everything goes well and FIBA is happy, that’s okay.”
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