The president of the Italian Basketball Federation, Gianni Petrucci, expressed his excitement about the partnership between FIBA and the NBA, and the project to create a new top-shelf club competition in Europe, in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.

“It’s a new league that will be good for the system, bringing resources and entertainment. The agreement also notes that registered clubs must participate in their respective domestic leagues,” mentioned the 80-year-old FIP president.

His argument went into Euroleague Basketball, and players from the current top-tier league who are not representing their countries in international windows during the annual winter schedules.

“It is a private organization. And to be honest, it doesn’t even give us players during FIBA wi

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