Adam Silver clearly speaks about the NBA in Europe: Goodbye to the Euroleague?

Adam Silver has officially announced from Paris what was already known, that the NBA is in communication with FIBA to dismantle the Euroliga and create a new competition in Europe.

"We may have NBA franchises here in time, but it is not our priority right now," said Silver. "It's not something we are discussing at the moment. We would need supersonic planes for it to work."

The NBA commissioner spoke of something similar to what they do in Africa with the Basketball Africa League, something hard to comprehend due to the significant differences in basketball between both continents.

"We are moving slowly to ensure that anything we do is embraced by the existing basketball ecosystem," said Silver. "We have had direct conversations with stakeholders this week. We want to respect the traditions of European sports, whatever direction we take."

"We are talking about a competition, probably an independent league from the NBA. It would be a European league. We are still studying what form it will take. We are talking to various groups to understand what opportunities exist."

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