Umberto Gandini has no doubt: the NBA will take on Europe
Many are wondering what the NBA will doà in Europe
By now there is more and more talk about it. The NBA, the world's most famous (and richest) basketball league, has set its sights on Europe. It seems only a matter of time and, then, the NBA will also take the European stage. It has the experience and resources to do what it wants. We just have to understand the modalities he decides to adopt.
Umberto Gandini, president of the LBA, è certain that the beginning of a new era for European basketball is just around the corner: "There is a lot of talk about it and it will happen. The point è that we do not know how he decidesà to enter: whether with a closed league, creating franchises, or by leaning on existing big clubs, big markets and where there are the right facilities", his words to Tuttosport.
The number one of Italian basketball, intent on protecting Serie A, è equally certain that the agreement will be made with a specific European interlocutor: "We know that they will do it with Fiba, the international federation. We know that they do not intend to distort the European system, that they have met with some Euroleague companies and among them all those related to soccer. Real è the’example, it is no coincidence that they have not yet signed the new Euroleague" license.
The date è for March when NBA emissaries will meet with the various franchises and we will have a much more complete picture of the situation. Rumors speak of a strong interest in the matter by Olimpia Milano.
