Euroleague Basketball CEO Paulius Motiejunas discussed several topics in a preseason press conference held in Dubai on Monday, one day before tip-off in the 2025-26 installments of EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup.

“We’re focused on growth. We’re not focused on the competition,” he replied to a question about the NBA partnering with FIBA to introduce a new European league, a project widely labeled NBA Europe.

“We have the best product in Europe. We have the best basketball league in Europe. We’re happy to bring that product outside Europe as well. We want to grow here and make a footprint. And if there’s any league, especially the one you mentioned, that wants to join and help basketball grow, we are happy,” continued Motiejunas.

“We have better numbers in TV revenue, we have better numbers

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