Valencia Basket faces in the coming weeks one of the decisions that will mark its sporting future internationally. And is that Far from waiting for an invitation from the Euroleague for a year as happened on previous occasions in which they were not directly classified via Eurocup, The club has already received a multiannual proposal of three seasons of the highest European competitionalthough for now it has been discarded by both Valencia BC and the other four candidate clubs.
The fact that this proposal does not include the right to participate in the economic cast of Marketing Pool (television rights and sponsors) and the uncertainty about the situation in which the club would remain with respect to the Euroleague after those three years, have made these initial proposals have not come to fruition. And more taking into account that The NBA project begins to grow in Europe by the FIBA hand, with a competition that plans to start in the 2027-28 seasonjust in which it would be the third season of the agreement proposed by the Euroleague, which aims to be tied to the best European projects outside the 13 owners to avoid beginning the parallel competition promoted by the NBA.
A double front that leads to Valencia Basket and the rest of the candidate clubs to enter the Euroleague to Value these two options in a strategic option for the future Without thinking about the short term.
The NBA will explore the creation of a league in Europe with the FIBA / EFE
Of course, the force of the future NBA project is such that, At the moment, neither FC Barcelona nor Real Madrid wanted to sign the extension of their licenses as owners who expire in the 2026-27 seasonwaiting to see how the new project evolves and without the pressure of having to decide even why they opt.
Discarded this initial block proposal, Now each club can negotiate individually with the Euroleague new conditions and, in case of not reaching an agreement, betting on the option of playing the BCL (As Alba Berlin has already decided) or even staying another year in the Eurocup, although right now this is the least likely option for Valencia Basket, which aims to make a medium or long -term decision without postponing another year.
The cost of Euroleague licenses for non -owners, as Super reported on May 2, had tripled in the proposal that clubs received in April, exceeding five million euros for three years and reaching up to 6 million by including arbitration expenses.
The format of competitions
The FIBA, with the support of the NBA, wants to create an unique competitionto take into account the selections and that does not harm the national leagues more, with a combination of permanent clubs and others that can access by sports merits.
The Euroleague, meanwhile, is valuing the option to expand to 20 the participating clubs numberin a decision in which Dubai would enter as the main sponsor, although the final decision on the new format will not be taken in any case before the dispute of the dispute of the Final Four, from May 23 to 25.
Leave Bodiroga, president of the Euroleague / EFE
Both Valencia BC and the rest of the clubs in their same situation are now facing the goal of choosing the best option, also assuming the risk involved in linking to one of them. In the case of the FIBA-NBA road, there is the circumstance that Participate in the BCL (Basketball Champions League) does not guarantee either in the future competitionalthough I would add many ballots in a case such as Valencia Basket, with a serious and ambitious project for the future and one of the best pavilions in Europe.
Sports planning
Another issue is repercussion that you can have the decision of these clubs in the sports planning of the next seasons, Not so much for the budget (which would barely change in the case of Valencia Basket), but for accessing certain players of level that prioritize at the moment play in Euroleague.
