Manchester & London named among NBA Europe League’s 12 permanent franchise targets

A senior NBA executive has named London and Manchester among its 12 target cities for permanent franchises in the forthcoming NBA Europe League, set to launch in October 2027, as confirmed by George Aivazoglou, the league’s Managing Director for Europe and the Middle East, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Speaking at the Football Business Forum in Milan, Aivazoglou outlined further details of the project, reaffirming plans for a 16-team competition featuring 12 permanent franc