NBA considering five-team European expansion
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chone +3I would love watching games at 7am and having the team I root for flying across the Atlantic several times a year! What's wrong with Canada, Mexico, and South America? Screw this. -
Ben Q. Rock Where retardedly long plane flights happen. -
McLovin I'm sure those teams are going to do great in free agency. -
Digital Headbutt If a city like Athens or Belgrade fields a team (and they have the areans to do so), it will be beyond awesome. Otherwise...meh.
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The NBA wants to expand to Europe?
Published 2/13/2008 by LD2k at The Lakers Nation
... SI.com: The NBA’s on-and-off approach to expansion into Europe is back on again. Commissioner David Stern is considering new plans to create five full-fledged NBA franchises in Europe over the next decade, a league source told SI.com. ...
More on the EPL abroad
Published 2/13/2008 at JamieTrecker's Blog
About six days later, the NBA reports that it too would like to expand into Europe. Lucky them: they don't have to deal with a global regulatory body that many feel just wants to line its own pockets. ...
NBA's European Expansion on the Table
Published 2/13/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... might announce European expansion plans during this week's All-Star festivities. And by European expansion, he means "five full-fledged NBA franchises in Europe" created within the next decade ... which is stunning. ...
The Far Eastern Division
Published 2/13/2008 by Dime Magazine at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
... idea would be to create five new teams in major markets to form a “European'’ division within the NBA. The teams would play the full 82-game schedule and compete for the NBA championship. But the proposal is new and many factors will influence the eventual outcome, the league source said.“We need to do more market research, of course,'’ the league source said. “But in the end there’s only one way to find out, and that’s by going there and doing it.'’ Read the rest of the article HERE .
Trade BLINKs Be Blowin'
Published 2/13/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... Howard went down last night, and will be out for an unknown amount of time. (Interesting sidenote, courtesy of McTen: Howard's got Kidd's current No. 5, while Brandon Bass wears the 32 Kidd wore in Phoenix . Somebody's gonna have a new number soon, and my money would be on BBass, ha.) SLAM contributor Vincent Thomas thinks this is a Platinum Age for the NBA. Russ Bengston , he's just glad we're in a Golden Age of Eight(s) . 10 years, five teams and one European expansion . Whoa, buddy. Intriguing. The Knicks might be moving ...
2014 NBA All-Star Game to be held in Frankfurt, Germany
Published 2/14/2008 by emmettjones at Sports Business Digest
... …And David Hasselhoff is singing the national anthem at the request of Dirk Nowitzki. Seems crazy right? Not so much. Why is it possible? Because the commish, David Stern, is looking to take the NBA to Europe! From SI.com, ...
David Stern Is Considering NBA Franchises in Europe
Published 2/14/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... , and now the NBA is considering franchises in Europe. Per Ian Thomsen at SI (to whom Stern likely dropped the test balloon): ...
Quick Links
Published 2/14/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... in no rush to deal | Globe: Nicked up Celtics hold off Knicks | Allen honored by All Star pick | NY Daily News: Randolph says Knicks need changes (hey… our first nominee for “understatement of the year”!) | T&G: Crippled C’s thump Knicks | Collins says Spurs are the team to beat | SI: NBA Expanding to Europe?
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Euro Trip
Published 2/14/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... The NBA as presently constructed may be great, but David Stern seems to think it can always be improved. And by “improved”, I mean it can always get richer. As such, it appears that he’s going full steam ahead with a European expansion. ...
European Expansion: Coming Soon to the NBA?
Published 2/14/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... Well, this latest news has restored a little of my faith in The Association…and although this will never happen, I still think it’s a pretty good idea. David Stern is considering the addition of five European teams to the NBA: ...
Abraham Linking:
Published 2/15/2008 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... SI has an article up about how David Stern is seriously considering expanding the NBA by adding four or five European teams over the next 10 years. The theory is that "NBA-level" arenas are opening up (London, Berlin, Rome, Madrid), suitable for placing corporate boxes, 10,000 fans, etc. This also means that a basketball league will happen in Europe soon - either an NBA-lead effort, or an independent effort. The NBA might want to act fast, using their resources, to move into this market before a competitor does. ...
Open Discussion: Is European Expansion Good for Fantasy Basketball?
Published 2/18/2008 by derrick eckardt at RotoNation
... Maybe it is because it is All-Star Weekend, and I have basketball on my mind more than normal, but when I came across SI.com’s article about the NBA potentially expanding into Europe over the next decade, I could not help but think about what would be the fantasy basketball implication. ...
NBA Europe: More Idea Than Plan
Published 2/18/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: FIBA, EuroleagueThe big rumor heading into David Stern's All-Star press conference, as reported by SI.com, was talk about plans to add five full-fledged NBA teams to league, and to base all those teams in Europe. Well, Stern's presser came and went with just a peep about the plan, which seems more like an idea than anything concrete. "We really are thinking more about expansion teams in Europe in the decade," said Stern. Speaking at his annual "State of the Game" address, Stern added: "What we've ...