Basketball-Former Euroleague CEO warns clubs against surrendering control to NBA

By Ruairidh Barlow Oct 22 (Reuters) Former Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu told Reuters on Thursday that the competition s clubs should not give up control over their future in any collaboration with the NBA s planned European league. The NBA is targeting October 2027 for the launch ​of NBA Europe, while Euroleague plans to expand its competition for the 2027-28 season. Euroleague ‌CEO Chus Bueno told Reuters on Monday that further fragmentation of European basketball would be a disaster , although both sides say they remain open to working together. Bertomeu told Reuters that collaboration was in everyone s interests, but the NBA s current offer was not attractive to Euroleague. Euroleague s 13 shareholder clubs collectively own and govern the competition, giving them a say over its ‌format, ​financial model and strategic direction. It is unclear what equivalent authority ⁠they would hold under the NBA ⁠proposal because its terms have not been made public. The terms being proposed,