The expansion of the Euroleague is already a fact. The claim of those responsible for the maximum continental competition and one of the conversation issues in the final Four of Abu Dhabi has come true. Clubs, gathered this Thursday, have approved. Next season, the maximum continental competition will go from having 18 participants at 20. It is part of the Euroleague's strategy before the threat of the NBA that in 2026 wants to land in Europe by FIBA.
Among them will be Valencia Basketthat he has resolved his doubts about which European tournament register and It joins Real Madrid, Barcelona and Baskonia. A fifth of the teams will be from the Endesa League. The Taronja Club is one of the three clubs that joins the Euroleague with the Hapoel Tel Aviv, winner of the Eurocup, and the Dubai BCtwo ambitious projects that are being handled in the market with a carrier. Of those who participated this season, Only Alba Berlin comes out, which will play the Basketball Champions League of the FIBA.
Fenerbahce players celebrate their triumph in the Final Four of the Euroleague.
According to Basket News, Dubai BC would have reached an exceptional agreement for five seasons, while Valencia Basket, As Monaco, Partizan, Red Star and Virtus Bologna would have committed by three.
A more tight calendar
Euroleague growth will not imply a change in the competition formatwhich will continue to be a regular league of all against all, play-in, playoffs and final Four. That supposes that The calendar will be loaded with four more games until you reach 38. So, the number of Double days. If it is not started before or ends later, they will pass from the current eight to 12. An overwhile to which clubs will have to respond with broader templates.
We will also have to see if the tight calendar allows the Euroleague to reconcile with the FIBA windows. The two institutions had reached an agreement so that the players could go with their selections in some meetings, but the four more matches and, above all, the deterioration of relations after the announcement of the arrival of the NBA to Europe by the hand of FIBA could make that window close to the internationals who participate in the Euroleague.
