Since the NBA recently announced its desire to create a European league, basketball in the Old Continent has been turned upside down. Indeed, ASVEL, for example, dreams of now joining NBA Europe and is therefore gradually withdrawing from the Euroleague. If discussions take place between the different entities, it seems that they are not going in the right direction. Far from it even according to Paulius Motiejunas, the boss of the premier competition in Europe.
“As this future league is currently presented, it would be bad news for European basketball. Europe does not need another competition, we already have four, that would make five. With the right approach, they (the NBA) could help. But if things continue on this path, the NBA will only harm European basketball”declared the latter in particular, during an interview granted to the Spanish daily The country.
“We are far from an agreement” between the Euroleague and the NBA
“We still talk. We will meet again and maintain dialogue. But there is a lot of frustration on our side, because no matter what we offer them, they don’t seem willing to take even the slightest step towards us. There is not much progress. They only seem to follow their own plan, added the Lithuanian, who now has to deal with this new competition from across the Atlantic. We are far from an agreement. So we focus on ourselves. Our competition has been doing very well for 26 years. »
“It would be complex for supporters to understand and follow. But it is also about the history that we have constructed. We cannot forget the big markets, the big rivalries. We already have, in many countries, the biggest matches that can be experienced by fans”also launched the boss of the Euroleague. Atmosphere…
