How did Euroleague come about?
A quarter a century ago, many top basketball clubs of Europe were dissatisfied with how the then Urolig was operated and marketed. That version of Uroliaz What is operated FIBABasketball’s global governing bodies and clubs were demanding more control over revenue, programs and media rights.
In 2000, a group of clubs established the current urolig under the umbrella of the European League of Basketball (ULEB). The target was a professional, commercial successful club competition similar to the Football Champions League. The organizers were able to call it “urolig” as the FIBA failed to trademark the brand.
Who plays in Euroleague?
Now operated by private company Eurolegue Basketball, 13 out of 20 clubs are permanent members – their success in the competition or lacquer in their domestic leagues. Another place is filled by the winner of the Eurocap of the previous season, conducted by the ULEB. Euroleague Basketball filled the remaining opening by releasing “wildcards”, inviting clubs to the competition for a limited time.
Clubs such as Real Madrid, Pathinicos, Fanarbahe, CSKA Moscow and Bavaria Munich were a stake in the ownership of the league-gauing that has a significant impact on the Oronomic and organizational direction.
However, CSKA Moscow has been suspended from the game as Russia began a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Why is a team from the United Arab Emirates?
As part of its efforts to expand the new markets, Euroleg has given Dubai Basketball a wildcard entry for the next five years. Many factors added Dubai basketball attractive to the league; It has a modern, 17,000-capacity region, strong financial support, and provides Urolguy with access to the Arab market. Although the UAE club was founded only in 2023, it began to play in the Adriatic Basketball Association (ABA) last season. ABA is a strong competition in itself, including Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia’s best team.
How does Ulugue stack against NBA?
Euroleague is considered the second best basketball league in the world after NBA. However, the basketball played in the Euroleg is more strategic, team-oriented and intense.
“Unlike NBA, every game actually matters here,” parties coach Zelzco Obradvic has said of Urolig.
Serbian star coach said, “After a loss, you can’t just say that it doesn’t matter. You have to give all your moments to the end.”
NBA star Luka Donic expressed a similar feeling after his move from Real Madrid to Dallas Maveryx in 2018.
“The game in Europe is much harder than NBA,” Heer said in a podcast in early 2023.
“Talent in NBA is very highly high, but space is simply different. You have a lot of open routes [in the NBA] To go to the basket and make something. ,
Therefore, therefore, unlike NBA, uroligs use FIBA rules. The court is short, the game time is shorter, and there is no protective three-second rule, which means that defenders do not go out of the key after three seconds.
Therefore, the game is more compact in Europe. There are more set plays with blocks and passing sequences to create space, and there are less individual plays than NBA.
Do players run between Eurolegue and NBA?
In the past, a lot of top European players have struggled after going to NBA. Three of the most famous examples are Spain’s Juan Carlos Navarro, Greece’s Wasilis Spanolis and Serbia’s Milos Teodocic.
All three are true Urolig legends, but none of them were able to install them in NBA, and all three were returning to Europe after a short time.
Now, however, NBA is playing more European than ever. It can be partially attributed to high levels of high levels in urolig, which caused the world’s steps to be lower than once.
In contrast, many formors NBA players who have moved in the opposite direction have struggled in the Ulag. Nevertheless, Euroleague now offers many former NBA players. The high wage eurolegue team is now to pay is definitely attractive – as well as the fact that performing well in Europe’s best basketball competition, therefore can pave the way for a return to NBA.
This article was the original published in German.
Edited by: Jonathan Harding