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New international competition proposed

From The Age

New $5b league planned for Asia, Europe
Sport

A group of investors are looking to create a new basketball league that will span Asia and Europe to one day rival the NBA, bringing Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and Swiss bank UBS on board as strategic partners.
The Financial Times reported that the $5 billion basketball competition plans to create six men's teams and six women's teams that will compete in eight host cities.
Macau and Singapore are set to be hosts while organisers are also looking to rope in European cities.
The league hopes to lure top players from around the world, especially Europe, and give them an alternative to the
NBA.
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word14  
Last month

One word- no

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LV  
Last month

It doesnt sound like something that would be successful

Bball is only a top-tier spectator sport in a handful of countries- USA, Phillipines, Lithuania, Serbia. And a few other Euroleague teams scattered around the place get solid crowds.

Hard to see the global bball community being sufficiently enthused and engaged to make this worthwhile.

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RobT  
Last month

This, also, from NBL.com:

"Two giants of the basketball world, KK Partizan (Serbia) and Panathinaikos (Greece), are touring Australia this week with the prestigious Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament potentially being held down under later this year."

Goes on to say Melb or Syd possible hosts etc.

Lengthy article, heading is; "European giants visit Australia"

Plus the NBA exhibition games.


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Perthworld  
Last month

The Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament would be a four-game series in September and feature KK Partizan, Panathinaikos, and two NBL teams. The games would be broadcast globally.

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