NBA targets 2027 launch for new Europe-based league with 16-team model
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NBA eyes 2027 launch for Europe league
16-team model with 12 permanent clubs
Talks ongoing with investors, major cities
The NBA is targeting October 2027 as a potential launch date for the new Europe-based league that it and Fiba have been working to make happen, a league official said Friday.
NBA Europe managing director George Aivagolozu, speaking at a conference in Milan, said the first season of the new league might be described as a semi-opening", indicating that not all of the slots in the planned 16-team league could be allocated at that time.
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