By John Rammas / info@eurohoops.net
EuroLeague will grow bigger next season, as this time around it’s known that the competition will feature 18 teams in total (instead of 16), which means that the regular season will grow to 34 games (as opposed to 30 with the new system), ahead of the playoffs and the Final Four.
Valencia joined as the fourth and final team from Spain, and the 14th team in total for the new season.
11 teams were already in place with their long-term contracts, plus Bayern and ASVEL that joined/will join with a two-year contract, and of course Valencia as the EuroCup champion.
?? Panathinaikos
?? Olympiacos
?? Real Madrid
?? Barcelona
?? Baskonia
?? Valencia
?? Fenerbahce
?? Anadolu Efes
?? Maccabi Tel Aviv
?? CSKA Moscow
?? Zalgiris Kaunas
?? Olimpia Milano
?? FC Bayern Munich
?? ASVEL Villeurbanne
There are four remaining spots. One will be seized by the ABA League champion (Crvena Zvezda holds a 2-0 record in the finals vs. Buducnost). One will occur from the best-ranked team in VTB League (CSKA Moscow aside), same as in the German League (Bayern aside) and the final place will be sealed with a wild card.
? ABA Liga Champion
? Best ranked team in VTB League
?? Best ranked team in easycredit BBL
? Wild card