Adam Silver sees a future NBA division made up of European teams
Europe's best players have Silver rethinking the league's future.
Adam Silver sees a future NBA division made up of European teams originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . NBA commissioner Adam Silver talked about having a division on a radio show.
He said two things are making him think about it: top basketball players are coming from Europe, and new fast planes might be built. He thinks it would be great if basketball had some NBA teams in Europe. He pointed to flying as the current big problem preventing the expansion.
The NBA has been playing games in Europe like in Paris, London and Berlin. They also want to start a league in Europe by 2027. Adam Silver keeps talking about planes.
"I read about fast planes that will be available," he said. "That could make flying faster. " REPORT: Adam Silver says the NBA could adopt a “division of European teams” due to many of the league’s best players being from Europe, and due to “advancements in supersonic air travel” (via @CartonShowWFAN , h/t @awfulannouncing ) pic.