{"id":489767,"date":"2026-03-25T20:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=489767"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:34:24","slug":"adam-silver-nba-europe-the-best-option-is-to-join-forces-with-euroleague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/adam-silver-nba-europe-the-best-option-is-to-join-forces-with-euroleague\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Silver: &#8220;NBA Europe? The best option is to join forces with EuroLeague&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:442049be-f183-4257-b955-88875ba23b41-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b1731cea-f790-475a-881e-fbbe0f1ae514\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"258\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Adam Silver<\/span><\/span> also addressed the topic of NBA Europe during today\u2019s press conference following the Board of Governors meeting. Below are his statements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"949\"><strong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"290\">Adam Silver on NBA Europe:<\/strong><br data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"293\" \/>\u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mark Tatum<\/span><\/span> gave an update to the Board of Governors regarding the creation of a new league in Europe. There were no votes. We have several banks working on this opportunity, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">JPMorgan Chase<\/span><\/span> and another organization called <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Raine Group<\/span><\/span>, with institutions interested in 12 different markets. More than 100 organizations are involved in this process. There is enormous enthusiasm, and we have ongoing open dialogues with existing clubs in European basketball, through <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">FIBA<\/span><\/span>, the various domestic leagues, and the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EuroLeague<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1382\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1004\">On cooperation between NBA, FIBA, and EuroLeague:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1007\" \/>\u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Chus Bueno<\/span><\/span> was a colleague of mine in the NBA for many years. I believe that, for the good of European basketball, the best solution would be to join forces with EuroLeague. We have therefore developed a systematic approach to promote the sport across Europe. This means integrating domestic leagues, while collaborating with EuroLeague and FIBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Silver also addressed the topic of NBA Europe during today\u2019s press conference following the Board of Governors meeting. 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