The NBA's interest in expanding its global reach has been well documented, and it goes beyond just playing preseason and regular season games in various countries. Commissioner Adam Silver has talked about the possibility of starting an NBA Europe league on numerous occasions, but there hasn't been much information beyond the league's interest in getting something off the ground. However, some of the league's plans went public Friday when NBA Europe managing director George Aivazoglou spoke at a conference in Milan, Italy.

Silver has mentioned that there's been significant ownership interest from "a lot of well known wealthy European families, American families and institutions," and with the backing of the NBA, it's certainly something that could happen in the near future. Silv

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