Just two months ago, it seemed like a new force was emerging in the Euroleague – ASVEL from Villeurbanne, which had a budget of almost 60 million. They had acquired leader Sylvain Francisco from Žalgiris Kaunas for an impressive sum, but in the end it turned out that the team's budget would be more than half that.
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Faced with the sharp fall in ASVEL's budget, Tony Parker would have given up almost one million euros in salary in order to limit the consequences on his technical staff. Tony Parker does not escape the savings imposed this summer on Villeurbanne.
Just two months ago, it seemed like a new force was emerging in the Euroleague – ASVEL from Villeurbanne, which had a budget of almost 60 million. They had acquired leader Sylvain Francisco from Žalgiris Kaunas for an impressive sum, but in the end it turned out that the team's budget would be more than half that.