The buildup to a brand-new European basketball league, widely referred to as NBA Europe, has gained a major endorsement from Italian basketball icon Danilo Gallinari. With the NBA partnering with FIBA to launch a 16-team competition by the start of the 2027-28 season, 37-year-old Gallinari voiced his strong support for the project.
“I like the NBA Europe project. I can’t wait for it to take shape,” he stated to Corriere della Sera on Wednesday. “The quality of European basketball is so high that it needs a system that works. The game, the fans, the packed arenas, they are all great. But while in the NBA it’s 50% basketball and 50% business, in Europe it’s 80% basketball and 20% business. The NBA can help fix this ratio.”
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