Overview

• Commissioner Adam Silver and Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum met in London with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens, private equity firms and other investors to discuss the proposed NBA Europe league.
• The NBA has scheduled six regular-season games across Berlin, London, Manchester and Paris for the 2025–26, 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons.
• Silver emphasized that any new European league would operate under a formal partnership with FIBA and adopt international basketball rules.
• Early proposals envision a 12-team permanent league with four wild-card spots allocated based on performance in other competitions.
• The initiative remains exploratory with no binding agreements in place as executives aim to finalize terms before a potential 2026 launch.