Giorgos Aivazoglou has outlined the structure envisioned for NBA Europe, the new continental project being developed with FIBA. The league is expected to launch in 2027-28 with 16 teams: 12 permanent franchises and four spots available through qualification pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur vision is to create a two-tier ecosystem pan-European at the top,\u201d the NBA\u2019s senior vice president and managing director for Europe and the Middle East said. \u201cNBA Europe, a semi-open league, and then as a second competition the BCL, which will be fully open.\u201d The four non-permanent spots are expected to go to Basketball Champions League finalists and winners of qualification tournaments linked to domestic leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aivazoglou also pointed to the fragmentation of European basketball, noting that the wider European sports industry generates around $50 billion annually while basketball captures less than 0.5%. On EuroLeague talks, he remained optimistic: \u201cOver the next few weeks we will be able to drive something very, very meaningful for European basketball together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want to keep it traditional and authentic and keep the soul as it is, but bring in entertainment elements that allow different segments, different audiences to come in,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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