Alba Berlin has reported that the Euroleague will not play next season and will participate in the basketball Champions League of the FIBA. This campaign, the German team has been a colist of the maximum continental competition with a balance of five wins and 29 losses.
Marco Baldi, General Director of ALBA, ensures that the change to the BCL is due to the fact that “the conditions to be the owner in the Euroleague have changed drastically. next years. “
It is expected that in the 26-27 season a new competition in Europe organized by NBA and under the FIBA umbrella. The clubs begin to look for the best positions in that scenario, which can be radically different from how we know European basketball today.
For Patrick Comninos, executive director of the Basketball Champions League, “the inclusion of Alba in our competition marks an important milestone. It is a clear sign of trust, especially at a time when we are actively shaping the changing European basketball market. Berlin is a key market for our long -term vision. We are very proud to welcome the most successful club in Germany.”
The Alba departure from the Euroleague clears how the maximum European competition will be next season. Without the German team there would be the other 17 teams that have participated this campaign and three others will be added, as the claim is to reach 20 clubs. Everything indicates that they would be the Hapoel Tel Aviv, champion of the Eurocup, Valencia Basket, which will premiere pavilion, and the BC Dubai.
