US EditionIs the NBA Considering Expansion Plans in Europe? FIBA President Teasing Potential Tip-Off Date Explored
The NBA will add two teams in London and Manchester to the new British Basketball League, launching the NBA Europe inaugural season in 2027, as part of its international expansion.
- GBB League Ltd. plans to debut its inaugural British basketball season in September 2027, aligning the launch with the expected kickoff of NBA Europe.
- This follows the NBA and FIBA announcing in March plans to create a new European league, with Adam Silver leading ongoing expansion discussions.
- Two NBA Europe teams, expected to be based in London and Manchester, will compete in GBBL's league while NBA holds positive talks with European stakeholders.
- Silver described beginning in 2027 as a bold goal, acknowledging the challenges that remain, but stressed that the current moment presents a key chance to move forward with such plans.
- These developments suggest the NBA aims to establish a European presence by 2027 to 2028, potentially expanding basketball’s global reach alongside domestic growth.
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New British Basketball League Says NBA Will Soon Be Putting Teams In Europe
NBA-basketball-with-logo The new GBB League appears to have let slip news that the NBA will be adding two teams in Europe in 2027. Not only that, the teams will be competing in the new British basketball league. In April 2025, the British Basketball Federation awarded a 15-year license to GBB League Ltd. to operate the men’s professional league. GBBL is led by Marshall Glickman, the former acting CEO of EuroLeague and former president of the Por…
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