{"id":514658,"date":"2026-09-10T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=514658"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:34:43","slug":"pallacanestro-varese-quietly-pushing-toward-the-nba-europe-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/pallacanestro-varese-quietly-pushing-toward-the-nba-europe-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallacanestro Varese quietly pushing toward the NBA Europe project"},"content":{"rendered":"<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=\"fb880c1b-dbde-4036-9c38-62800a80c878\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" 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 wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1b8ctjg\" data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"323\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"323\">Varese&#8217;s NBA Europe candidacy<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"440\">According to <em data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"352\">La Prealpina<\/em>, <strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"439\">Pallacanestro Varese is continuing its push toward a potential NBA Europe project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"742\">As previously reported, the club has submitted its candidacy in partnership with <strong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"534\">RedBird<\/strong>, the investment fund that owns AC Milan. A response could reportedly arrive as early as <strong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"638\">mid-October<\/strong>, although the timeline will depend on how the relationship between the <strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"732\">NBA and EuroLeague<\/strong> develops.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"vm8jmw\" data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"796\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"796\">Varese and RedBird, contacts already underway<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"943\">The letter of intent between Varese and RedBird would only need to be explored in operational terms if the NBA gives the project the green light.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1112\">The contacts between the two sides are already evident, however, from <strong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1053\">Brandon Snow&#8217;s presence at Masnago<\/strong> to meetings between <strong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1111\">Luis Scola and RedBird executives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1254\">The potential NBA Europe project therefore remains a major possibility for Varese, but there is still no definitive timeline for a decision.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1bjoqrl\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1295\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1295\">A growth strategy beyond the NBA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1401\">In the meantime, Varese is continuing to invest in its own development independently of the NBA project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1609\">The club&#8217;s investments in the <strong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1486\">roster, the Campus and the expansion of the arena<\/strong> are part of a broader strategy aimed at strengthening the organization regardless of whether NBA Europe becomes a reality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1731\">The <strong data-start=\"1615\" data-end=\"1664\">multi-year contracts signed during the summer<\/strong> also point to a project designed to extend beyond a single season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1937\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For now, Varese is therefore preparing for the future on two fronts: <strong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1936\">keeping its NBA Europe ambitions alive while continuing to build a stronger and more sustainable club independently of the project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian club has submitted its candidacy together with RedBird, with a response potentially arriving as early as mid-October, although the timeline remains linked to the evolving relationship between the NBA and EuroLeague<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":508151,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[195,399,259],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-514658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball-champions-league","category-nba","category-serie-a"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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