Salt Lake City (United States), 18 Feb. – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver did not close the door on Saturday to the possibility of league franchises and international teams – for example from the Euroleague – facing each other in an official mid-season tournament in the future. calendar.
Silver appeared in front of the media during the NBA All-Star, which takes place this weekend in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA).
When asked if it would be possible in the future to have some sort of competition or tournament outside of friendly games between NBA franchises and international teams, Silver began his answer by recalling the experience of the McDonald’s championship in the 80s and 90s.
“It’s something we will continue to look at. I think it’s about creating the best possible competition. Part of the problem is (the difference between) the cycle of our season with that of the Euroleague,” he explained.
Silver commented in this regard that it would not make sense, for example, for the NBA Finals champions, after a long season, to play another tournament afterwards.
Then, the commissioner raised the possibility of the “tournament in season”, a mid-season tournament that the NBA has been considering for years and which could recall, by saving distances, the Copa del Rey of basketball in Spain. .
“We talked about the ‘in-season tournament’ to create extra excitement during the regular season. At some point there may be an ‘in-season tournament’ but it includes teams outside of the NBA. Those are all ideas that we will continue our analyses,” he said.