Euroleague Final Four: A halftime with Jordi Bertomeu (Part1)
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During the Final Four, BallinEurope had the opportunity at halftime of the third-place game to speak in near exclusivity with Euroleague basketball CEO Jordi Bertomeu. Bertomeu invited us together with Horst Schneider from German Forward Magazine and Ian Whittell from the Times of London to talk about the agreement with AEG and what this means for Euroleague basketball.
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Published 5/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu talks to BallinEurope: "For the moment, we don't see the NBA as a competitor as they only play a very small number of games in Europe compared to the ULEB competitions. However, we have some trouble with the players leaving the Euroleague too early to go to the NBA. For example, our Rising Star trophy winner Danilo Gallinari: Ettore Messina said that he needs at least three more years in Europe to be ready for the NBA. But the gap between the leagues is becoming much closer. I consider even that the playing level in ...