NBA Vice President Tatum drew attention to the resources that NBA Europe will offer to the teams

Tatum answered questions about the NBA Europa League project in the video conference attended by media members from all over the world.

Stating that he is reviewing the Europa League's future road map, which aims to distribute 3.4 billion euros to the clubs over a 10-year period, Tatum said, "The 10-year plan of the Europa League does not affect our plans. I can say that our model will offer a much faster way for clubs to reach profitability. Today, I saw some reports about teams that are not financially stable in the Europa League. It is predicted that an average permanent team in our league will become profitable from the third year. The Europa League announced that it will distribute it to the clubs." "I have seen the amount of resources. I can say that our predictions show that we will reach three times these predictions. The billions of dollars of resources to be transferred to the clubs over 10 years will bring these clubs to a financially stable structure." he said.

"It will be the biggest investment in the history of European basketball"

Mark Tatum emphasized that the NBA Europe project will be the largest investment in the history of European basketball.

Noting that the work to implement the project is going as planned, Tatum said, "Our plan is to start implementing this project in October 2027. There is a lot of work ahead of us, but we are progressing rapidly. We believe that the timing in question is realistic. We expect to start announcing the teams as the agreements are finalized. It will be the largest investment in the history of European basketball. We will invest in academies, grassroots development, league operations, marketing and the really needed arena infrastructure." he said.

"We remain hopeful that we will reach an agreement with the Europa League"

Stating that he maintains his hope in reaching an agreement with the Europa League management, Mark Tatum also stated that they are prepared for every situation.

Arguing that the current European basketball system is complex, Tatum said, "There is the Europa League, there is the Basketball Champions League, there is the European Cup, and you also have local leagues. They all compete with each other and there is no connection between them. This is a very confusing situation for a fan. The point that fans should be excited about is that we are talking about a structure that every fan and team can dream of. There will be a league called 'NBA Europa League', established at the highest level. In addition, there will be a second league. The champion in the second league. "Teams will be able to be promoted to the top league. In addition, there will be quotas for clubs in all other domestic leagues to enter the top league through a merit-based pathway. The system is quite understandable. In fact, this model works quite successfully in the European football world." made his assessment.

Stating that fans deserve to see high quality basketball in Europe, Mark Tatum said, "As we have stated before, we remain hopeful that we will reach an agreement with the Europa League, but we are ready to move forward in both cases. European fans deserve to watch the matches in world-class arenas. We not only want to preserve the quality of the game and the passion of the fans for the game, but also improve it by adding innovations to this experience. They deserve it because they are one of the most passionate fan bases in the world." he commented.