Olimpia Milano, Ettore Messina opens to project 'NBA Europe'

Olympia Milano coach Ettore Messina has opened up to the NBA Europe project, presented Friday by George Aivazoglou:”We are open to hearing all proposals, then the ownership will evaluate what we can do”, are the words reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.

“That it is an important goal for the NBA to have a participation in any way from Olimpia is something that I think is very pleasing to the ownership and again a proof of the appreciation for the commitment that the Armani family has put into basketball and a nice recognition for the city and its history”.

“Certainly the NBA is stepping in energetically on the communication front to let people know that it has a plan and also wants to move it forward quickly enough.

“My position is very simple: we have in the Euroleague a basketball product of the highest level, with games that are second in intensity, plot and passion only to the Nba playoffs. But then you read in the newspaper that Real Madrid, the most powerful club in the world, loses 38 million to make a Euroleague season. And we also have a serious problem with player turnover, between the NIL attracting players to colleges and the Nba with the ‘two ways’ increasing the number of its contracts. It is obvious that this cannot continue, we need a new model”.