NBA says planned new league will lead to biggest investment ever in European basketball

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The NBA says its planned European league, targeted to launch in October 2027, would represent the biggest investment ever in European basketball. Deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said the launch timeline remains on track and that teams could qualify through performance in other leagues.

The NBA will make what it calls the biggest investment ever into European basketball when it starts a new league there in 2027, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday.Tatum, speaking a few hours before the start of the NBA season, said again that the planned October 2027 launch date of the new league — a merit-based one where teams can play their way in by qualifying from other leagues — remains in place.