{"id":490615,"date":"2026-03-30T22:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=490615"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:49:06","slug":"euroleague-and-nba-move-closer-to-potential-partnership-as-nba-europe-plans-take-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-and-nba-move-closer-to-potential-partnership-as-nba-europe-plans-take-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroLeague and NBA move closer to potential partnership as NBA Europe plans take shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\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:76db0061-457f-4fdd-bc99-6b6c2a224439-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" 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=\"f0e4bea6-e75f-404f-924e-850cf108c021\" 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=\"265\" data-end=\"662\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/trademarks\/1950107\/negotiations-between-the-nba-fiba-and-the-euroleague-to-start-again-and-the-scenario-of-a-24-team-competition\/\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Eurohoops<\/span><\/span><\/a>, European basketball could be on the verge of a historic turning point. The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EuroLeague<\/span><\/span> and the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">NBA<\/span><\/span> are expected to hold a new meeting in the coming days, aiming to create a joint project, even as the bidding process for NBA Europe nears its conclusion ahead of a potential 2027 launch.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"983\">Interest from investors\u2014mainly U.S. funds targeting markets such as the UK and Rome\u2014remains strong, although no group appears willing to meet the reported \u20ac500 million entry fee. Local interest, particularly in Paris, is also present, while Middle Eastern funds are currently more cautious due to geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1399\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Meanwhile, the EuroLeague Board is set to meet on April 14 to decide next season\u2019s format, with a 20-team structure still the most likely outcome given uncertainties surrounding teams like Monaco and ASVEL. However, if an agreement with the NBA is reached\u2014potentially involving FIBA\u2014a 24-team competition could emerge, aligning calendars and opening a new chapter for European basketball after decades of division.<\/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>Talks expected in the coming days, with a joint competition and a 24-team format emerging as possible outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":435315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199,399],"tags":[],"rumors":[407],"typology":[183],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-490615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague","category-nba","rumors-basket-rumors","typology-rumors"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/NBA-Europe.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490615"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=490615"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=490615"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=490615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}