NBA’s Talks About New League in Europe Are Continuing, Though the Process Remains in Early Stages

NBA’s talks about new league in Europe are continuing, though the process remains in early stages

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The NBA's talks with FIBA and other entities about the process of adding a new league in Europe are continuing, Commissioner Adam Silver said, though he noted that it may take at least a couple more…

And-Ones: Silver, Gasol, Burke, Nunn

League commissioner Adam Silver says the NBA’s efforts to launch a new league in Europe with the help of the FIBA governing organization are ongoing, according to an Associated Press article on ESPN. Given the massive amount of logistics required by leagues on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to make this dream a reality, Silver warns that nothing is imminent, but that doesn’t mean progress isn’t happening. “We’re at least a couple years away fr…

NBA's talks about new league in Europe continue, remain in early stages

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA’s talks with FIBA and other entities about the process of adding a new league in Europe are continuing, Commissioner Adam Silver said, though he noted that it may take at least a couple more years to turn the ideas into reality. Silver spoke at a league event to unveil a refurbished Boys & Girls Club in Oklahoma City on Friday — an off day for the NBA Finals — and said it’s difficult to put a specific timeline on the Euro…

Pau Gasol on NBA heading to Europe: It's an opportunity to improve European basketball model

Speaking at the launch of the 21st Pau Gasol Academy in Barcelona, former NBA and EuroLeague star Pau Gasol addressed two of the most pressing topics in international basketball—NBA expansion into Europe and the growing trend of young European talents leaving for U.S. college basketball. On the potential arrival of the NBA in Europe, Gasol was cautiously optimistic: “There’s work being done; it’s in progress. I see an initiative to improve the E…

“Basket’s model in Europe has to evolve and improve” – The Observatorial

The former basketball player Pau Gasol has assured Thursday that the European basketball model “has to improve and evolve” since it is not “economically sustainable”, because most teams are losing money, and hence the NBA can bet shortly for its entry into Europe, since it is “providing solutions” so that the basketball “takes a step […]