With plans to expand the playing field to 20 teams in place, Euroleague Basketball considered changing the competition format and splitting the participants into two conferences . A 38-game double-legged round-robin schedule , similar to the 34-game schedule of recent years, was instead preferred upon the official approval of the expansion.

“When there was talk of expanding to 20 teams, we were in favor, but not with the current format, which is gruelling for the players. My proposal was to divide it into two conferences, not necessarily geographical, but clearly structured, with draws and level brackets,” the general manager of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Christos Stavropoulos, said in an interview with RealOlimpiaMilano , revealing his position during discussions on the next season

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