Partizan President for NBA Europe plans: “We should manage our basketball”

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

The future of European basketball remains unclear. The possibility of a new league was created by NBA Europe, the general label for working between Fiba and the league based in North America.

The team president of Partizan Mozzart Bet, Eastoja Mijailovic, informed his opinion, clearly pointed out the reasons for the necessary help, but ultimately rejected NBA plans for an expansion of the old continent.

“I have nothing against the NBA, even my son lived in the USA for five years and I saw a lot of NBA games, but I think what European basketball has with fans today, not only Partizan and Crvena Zvezda, but also Zalgiris, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos or other clubs.” He mentioned on Sunday during a appearance in the podcast of the euro insider. “I think we have a unique position in the world and a different kind of fan culture.”

“I think we should copy the business world of the NBA and learn from them what they do well so that basketball can become a profitable sport as if it were in the USA.” Mijailovic added.

“The biggest problem in European basketball, especially for clubs such as Partizan who do not have long-term Euroleague license, is the lack of TV rights. He explained “We should accept your advice as instructions, but in Europe we should manage our basketball because I think we know how we can lead and manage it.”

The 45 -year -old Mijailovic also attended the consequences of the unexpected turn in the negotiations with Nikola Mirotic last summer, his relationship with Archrival Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet and his approach to be responsible for Partizan.

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