Silver on the new European League: “Years, no months”

The NBA Adam Silver’s Comedner referred tonight (Friday and Saturday) to the future collaboration that will lead to a new league in Europe, claiming that it will pass for a few years until these ideas become reality. Silver spoke at the league’s event in Oklahoma City and said it was difficult to place an accurate schedule for the European plans. ” “It will be a huge task. We want to make sure we consult all the relevant parties, that is, the existing league, its teams, European players, media companies, marketing partners.End of the long -awaited steps to establish a new league, with a preliminary target of 16 teams. It was a topic that has come up for years, and now the conversations have become more concrete. Silver said the NBA speaks directly with the Euroleague and the big clubs about cooperation. His preference is that the NBA will work with the existing factory in some way, though still early to say what it means exactly. “Either way, we continue to feel that there is a huge number of basketball fans who do not respond in Europe, and there is a strong opportunity to set up another NBA style league,” said Silver.Her planned Las Vegas. The European venture may be declared – or even set off – around the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. “We have not yet held direct conversations,” Silver said.