{"id":288771,"date":"2025-11-16T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/288771\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:27:07","slug":"gianni-petrucci-anticipates-manchester-united-and-rome-in-nba-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/288771\/","title":{"rendered":"Gianni Petrucci anticipates Manchester United and Rome in NBA Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Johnny Askounis\/ info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

The president of the Italian Basketball Federation, Gianni Petrucci, expressed his excitement about the partnership between FIBA and the NBA, and the project to create a new top-shelf club competition in Europe, in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a new league that will be good for the system, bringing resources and entertainment. The agreement also notes that registered clubs must participate in their respective domestic leagues,\u201d mentioned the 80-year-old FIP president.<\/p>\n

His argument went into Euroleague Basketball, and players from the current top-tier league who are not representing their countries in international windows during the annual winter schedules.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a private organization. And to be honest, it doesn\u2019t even give us players during FIBA windows,\u201d said Petrucci.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a $50 billion market, European basketball has a commercial value of just $200 million. An NBA league is precisely the opportunity to increase competitiveness and expand the pool. If Manchester United, the most popular football (soccer) team in the world, has already said yes, there must be a reason,\u201d he added in Sunday\u2019s interview.<\/p>\n

Early indications on the NBA Europe plan<\/a> also include a team based in the Italian capital, alongside other big European cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no team from the capital in Serie A, but Rome will not be left out. There is a very concrete option linked to a wealthy entrepreneur,\u201d confirmed Petrucci, revealing some financial details on a projected new club.<\/p>\n

A potential launch for NBA Europe has been scheduled at the top of the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n

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