The arrival of NBAwith the creation of a new league, only hides behind it, reasons, according to what the Zeljko Obradovic. Partizan’s coach believes that Euroleague is an excellent event, but pointed out what needs to change to make it even better.
Zeljko Obradovic shared his thoughts on the subject, while stressing that “it is not a fair that the 13 shareholders with the rest of the Euroleague teams do not have the same rights”.
Zeljko Obradovic’s statements to Basketnews:
“First of all, honestly, I didn’t have time to watch all these news, because I dedicate my whole year to the team. I read something, but I wasn’t fully up -to -date, so it was difficult to talk about details. But I think everyone should sit on the table and ask it? What is their interest?
I don’t know if it’s true or not that they talked to some clubs or owners. Should be honest. Like everyone in Euroleague. They have to play with open papers. Imagine starting the next season and not knowing what is really going on. That would be very ugly.
I honestly believe that we have an excellent competition here at Euroleague with the ability to get even better. I’m sure we’ll be. But it all depends on the clubs.
One thing is critical. It is not fair that 13 teams are the owners of the league and the others – five now, maybe seven in the future – do not have the same rights. This is not right. We should all have the same rights and obligations and this is not the case at this time. We want to be part of Euroleague one way or another, but I’m talking about what should be corrected for everyone. “