SAN ANTONIO — The NBA’s prospective league in Europe is “on track” to launch next year, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said.
The comments came at his annual press conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, where SIlver said the NBA is currently reviewing its first round of bids for the venture, with final bids due by the end of the month.
“We are very much on schedule,” Silver told reporters. “It is our hope and anticipation that that league will launch in the ’27-28 season in Europe.”
The league will consist of 12 permanent teams with four slots that “any club in Europe” could qualify for. The NBA has received bids multiple worth between $500 million and $1 billion and Silver said the goal is to spend the summer reviewing them and award franchises in the fall.
In the meantime, some other aspects of NBA Europe still need to be ironed out. Silver said talks of a partnership with the EuroLeague are “ongoing” after multiple meetings between the two sides in recent months.
