Paulius Motheyaa speaking at a press conference of a press conference revealed some of the changes they process for the Euroleague In the coming years, with one of them being the addition of more groups.
The CEO of the event stressed that there are thoughts to have a different structure in the tournament, but without the Euroleague to lose its competitiveness. At the same time, he made a special report about the Final Four in Abu Dhabi, who said he became a very successful one, but he did not mention whether the final phase of the new season would take place in Athens or Belgrade, the two favorites so far to take over.
His words
“We know that the round cannot exceed 20 teams. This is the calculation we made. That’s why we talked to Boki Nahbar and Elpa. And of course, if we go over 20 teams, the system will change.
There will be conferences. It will continue to play with the other. Certainly, we do not want to go back to the draws and not know who will come in or if you can fight with everyone.
As for the 20 teams – yes, there are other teams that want to participate. We have strong groups to participate. We must not forget that we have a shareholder who is punished and will not play next season because of the war.
So we are working to draw the plan to go to more than 20 teams – 24 – and change the structure of the event a little. So everything is pending. But the main goal for us would be to maintain the competitiveness of the league, to maintain that every game counts.
And we don’t want that to change. We believe that this is the core. By saying this, I also want to emphasize that we will respect the domestic calendar and understand that we are part of the basketball ecosystem and try to follow it.
This is something we said in FIBA - it is in our plans to grow, but to find a way to host them all and not click on one’s feet, increasing only the number of teams and matches. “
For Final-Four in Abu Dhabi:
“About Abu Dhabi – everyone is very pleased. I think it was-or we think-and the comments are that it was the best Final-Four.
Were sold-out within seven hours. It was a remarkable event. The comments were very positive of everyone. Of course, we must thank the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi, which hosted us and helped us to do so.
We are in discussions with them about how to make the next Final-Four even better because it’s just the first. There are so many opportunities to grow and make it even better.
Again, I often say it – but I remain optimistic about it and very happy with the result we had. “
For sponsors:
“As for Turkish Airlines, we are in negotiations. We are also discussing a new strategy. So please stay tuned. There will be news. We work on it. This is all I can comment right now.
We talk to Turkish Airlines and other sponsors too. Turkish Airlines is a nominal sponsor right now and we are in discussions with her. But of course our sponsorship department talks to everyone, with many other companies as well. So, once we make the final decisions, we will let you know. “
For the Final Four:
“I can’t say much about the Final Four, because we’re in discussions right now and I can’t go into details. This year it will be decided much earlier. Last year was an exception that it was decided so late in the season. We will do it in Europe in 2026 and after 2027 we have the option of returning to Abu Dhabi.
Everyone’s feedback was very positive. We’re already talking to them about how to make the next Final Four even better. We are optimistic and very happy with the result. “