"respect the traditions of European basketball."
"I would just say we continue to be enormously excited about it,"
"We're trying to find the best combination of old and new, tradition and innovation. And I think, frankly, that's what the NBA brings to the table."
"benefit only the top percent of the commercially successful clubs,"
NBA is pursuing a 16-team European league in partnership with FIBA. The proposed structure would reserve up to 12 permanent members and allocate at least four places through FIBA's existing European competition. Discussions are ongoing with teams, media organizations and sponsors. The proposal aims to respect European basketball traditions while blending tradition and innovation. Anticipated resistance includes the EuroLeague and European politicians concerned about threats to national leagues and the European sports model. Critics warn that closed, invite-only leagues benefit only the most commercially successful clubs and could prompt legal or political pushback. Supporters view the league as an opportunity to grow European basketball.
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