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2026-10-09 · CNBC

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he still intends to get a deal done with EuroLeague as he plans launch of NBA Europe

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed confidence on Friday that he will get a deal done with EuroLeague to launch NBA Europe, a new European basketball league. "We're going to get something worked out," Silver said in an exclusive CNBC interview. "It's like any negotiation – it's ongoing." Silver spoke with CNBC's Contessa Brewer from Macao, China, where the NBA is playing two preseason games between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets. Earlier this week, EuroLeague basketball owners rejected a formal offer from the NBA to form a merged league that would become NBA Europe. EuroLeague has 13 shareholder clubs, including Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Olympiakos, Milan.

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