Fans of the eternal on needles, although it seems that there will be no special uncertainty this summer, because i Red Star i Partizan Mozart Bet will certainly play in the Euroleague next season as well. But as there is always a certain percentage of chance that something will change, the fans of these clubs will have to wait until next Thursday, May 29, because according to unconfirmed information, that's when the shareholders of the elite European competition will vote on the new format and officially announce the decision.
Unofficially, the majority leans towards a format with 20 clubs, and after the relegation of Alba, that would also mean safe places for Belgrade's eternal rivals.
Alessandro Luigi Maggi from the Italian Sportand goes a step further and lists all 20 participants, quite expected, because it was already known that Dubai could also debut.
So, according to the information of this Italian media, the Euroleague would be played by: Anadolu Efes, Monaco, Baskonia, Crvena Zvezda, Dubai, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Fenerbahçe, Hapoel Tel Aviv as the winner of the Eurocup, then Aswell, Maccabi from Tel Aviv, Olympia Milan, Greek giants Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, Paris, Partizan Mozzart Bet, Real Madrid, returning Valencia, Virtus from Bologna and Zalgiris.
That would mean 38 rounds, with 10 weeks of two rounds of competition each, as there would be no division into two conferences. There wouldn't even be a break for Phoebe's representative windows.
After all, Fiba and the Euroleague have not been on the same wavelength for a long time. With the fact that after years in which it had a dominant role, the Euroleague is now in a panic because of the announced establishment of NBA Europe. And that project will be presented to Europeans next week. Not by chance, exactly in the premises of Fiba in Geneva.
Source: Mozzartsport