NBA President Adam Silver details progress on new European league
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- NBA President Adam Silver announced progress on the NBA Europe project, which aims to launch a new league in October 2027.
- Silver stated that the league has received significant interest from various European cities, with some proposals nearing finalization.
- Meetings with European stakeholders are scheduled to conclude agreements in the coming weeks, reflecting strong interest in European basketball.
NBA President Adam Silver expressed satisfaction with the progress of the NBA Europe project, a new league slated to launch in October 2027.
We have seen tremendous interest from many cities in Europe, even from cities we did not invite to submit proposals.
Speaking at a press conference following an NBA Board of Governors meeting in Las Vegas, Silver highlighted the substantial interest from numerous European cities eager to host the league. He noted that the project is precisely where they hoped it would be.
We are in the process of finalizing proposals for certain cities.
"We have seen tremendous interest from many cities in Europe, even from cities we did not invite to submit proposals," Silver stated. He mentioned that they are in the process of finalizing proposals for certain cities and are working with European stakeholders who will be in New York for the World Cup Final.
We hope to conclude some of these agreements in the next few weeks and then make the necessary announcements.
Silver anticipates concluding some of these agreements within the next few weeks and making the necessary announcements. He conveyed his pleasure with the widespread enthusiasm for basketball across Europe.
Overall, I am very pleased with the intense interest shown in basketball across Europe.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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