By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
A three-year license in the EuroLeague would cost each club around 1.5 million euros per season, as reported by Djordje Matic of Meridian Sport on Wednesday.
The amount is nearly double compared to when the Belgrade rivals, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet and Partizan Mozzart Bet, previously secured their respective wild cards to participate in Europe’s premier club competition. With three-year licenses on this occasion, the teams based in the Serbian capital are expected to be selected alongside Italy’s Virtus Costa Bologna and Napoli, and become likely targets heading to the next league expansion.
Under a broader restructuring proposal from chief executive officer Chus Bueno, Paris, Dubai, Valencia, Maxima Roma, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, and PAOK are set to become new franchises as the league expands to 24 teams in the 2027–28 season.
Meanwhile, the 13 current shareholders would keep their stakes without investing extra capital. Entry fees simply depend on whether a team already competes in the tournament or arrives as an outsider.
An established side like Valencia would pay 50 million euros, while newcomers face a 90-million-euro price tag.
If approved, this expansion will generate roughly 400 million euros, going straight to the 13 existing owners, about 30 million euros each, without reducing their projected profit cuts.
The expansion would also cement a split from a new European league backed by the NBA and FIBA, widely labeled as NBA Europe, where franchise valuations have been pitched between 500 million and one billion dollars.
Establishing market prices can perhaps give the EuroLeague leverage at the bargaining table.
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