New British Basketball League Says NBA Will Soon Be Putting Teams In Europe

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00:00New British Basketball League says NBA will soon be putting teams in Europe.

00:05The new GBB League appears to have let slip news that the NBA will be adding two teams in Europe in 2027.

00:12Not only that, the teams will be competing in the new British Basketball League.

00:16In April 2025, the British Basketball Federation awarded a 15-year license to GBB League Limited to operate the men's professional league.

00:26GBBL is led by Marshall Glickman, the former acting CEO of EuroLeague and former president of the Portland Trailblazers.

00:35It has been met with some opposition from Super League Basketball, which was established in 2024.

00:40The new British Basketball League was initially slated for September 2026, but is now rescheduled for 2027.

00:49GBB League Limited will launch its first season in September 2027,

00:53aligning with NBA Europe's anticipated debut.

00:57This timeline allows collaboration with the British Basketball Federation,

01:01home country associations, and basketball community

01:04to develop an elite academy for future Great Britain national team players, stated GBBL.

01:11Two NBA Europe teams in London and Manchester are expected to compete.

01:16The 2027 date aligns with FIBA Europe president Jorge Garbajosa,

01:21who anticipates NBA Europe's start then.

01:24He believes it will positively impact EuroBasket,

01:27as basketball uniquely partners with and competes against the NBA.

01:31In June, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussed possible European expansion to cities like London and Munich.

01:38I will say it's measured in years, not months, Silver said.

01:42So, we're at least a couple years away from launching.

01:44It would be an enormous undertaking.

01:48And while we want to move forward at a deliberate pace,

01:50we also want to make sure that we're consulting with all the appropriate stakeholders,

01:55meaning the existing league, its teams, European players, media companies, and marketing partners.

02:01There's a lot of work to be done.