{"id":3814,"date":"2026-04-01T17:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/3814\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:01:10","slug":"billion-dollar-bids-made-for-nba-europe-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/3814\/","title":{"rendered":"Billion-dollar bids made for NBA Europe teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA has received several billion-dollar bids for teams in the proposed European league, BBC Sport understands.<\/p>\n

Initial plans for ‘NBA Europe’ are for 10 to 12 franchises that would stay in the league on an annual basis.<\/p>\n

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It is understood multiple bids worth between $500m and $1bn (\u00a3375m to \u00a3750m) have been made, while there are also several above the billion-dollar mark.<\/p>\n

Europe’s best teams currently compete in the EuroLeague, which was started by basketball’s international governing body Fiba but has been run by Euroleague Basketball since 2000.<\/p>\n

Mark Tatum, the NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, said the NBA had “received significant interest from a range of prospective teams”.<\/p>\n

The league is expected to be made up of new franchises, current basketball teams and football clubs who may or may not already have associated basketball teams.<\/p>\n

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More than a dozen existing teams have been in talks with the NBA, including some EuroLeague teams, sources said.<\/p>\n

BBC Sport has contacted EuroLeague for comment.<\/p>\n

Reports have previously said that EuroLeague has concerns about the new venture, threatening legal action against the NBA should clubs break existing agreements to take part in the new competition.<\/p>\n

With a current working title of NBA Europe, the plan is to launch the new league as soon as the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n

As many as 16 teams across the continent could be involved, with a team from both London and Manchester expected to feature.<\/p>\n

Tatum said: “The level of engagement and the scale of the bids reflect the marketplace’s belief in our proposed model and the enormous, untapped potential for European basketball.<\/p>\n

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“We will now review the bids in more detail and shortlist the partners who share our vision and commitment to accelerating the growth of the game across the continent.”<\/p>\n

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