Basketball-Former Euroleague CEO warns clubs against surrendering control to NBA
By Ruairidh Barlow Oct 22 (Reuters) Former Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu told Reuters on Thursday that the competition s clubs should not give up control over their future in any collaboration with the NBA s planned European league. The NBA is targeting October 2027 for the launch of NBA Europe, while Euroleague plans to expand its competition for the 2027-28 season. Euroleague CEO Chus Bueno told Reuters on Monday that further fragmentation of European basketball would be a disaster , although both sides say they remain open to working together. Bertomeu told Reuters that collaboration was in everyone s interests, but the NBA s current offer was not attractive to Euroleague. Euroleague s 13 shareholder clubs collectively own and govern the competition, giving them a say over its format, financial model and strategic direction. It is unclear what equivalent authority they would hold under the NBA proposal because its terms have not been made public. The terms being proposed,