The NBA is exploring the potential of creating an annual event or a brand new league in Europe, Adam Silver instructed Tim Reynolds of AP.
“We actually haven’t made any definitive selections. I proceed to imagine there’s huge alternative right here. It’s not one thing the place we’ll remodel a league construction within the brief time period.
“However I believe that there’s an urge for food amongst our group homeowners for added funding in world basketball,” stated Silver.
The NBA has been speaking about increasing into Europe for many years, in response to Silver. He did add that present talks with FIBA are “rather more severe” as a result of league’s new media rights.
A possible new competitors wouldn’t exchange the present European basketball setup.
“No matter we do right here, I believe it’s necessary that it’s additive to the European basketball construction,” stated Silver.
