Last year, Adam Silver had left little doubt about the fact that the NBA was going to return to Paris in 2025. For next year, however, it is much less certain…
“It’s not certain that we will be back next year” thus released the “commissioner” of the Great League during a round table with different media. Don't panic, France is still one of the NBA's priority markets, but there could be some form of turnover during non-NBA matches.
Berlin, London or Madrid would also like to host one or more regular season matches, while the Middle East could also come and compete with the French capital.
An “international” window?
“I have no doubt that we will play other matches in Paris. The question is whether it’s next season or the ones after that.” thus qualified Adam Silver, before raising the idea of extending the regular season, in order to offer an “international” window to numerous franchises.
“How could we play more matches in Europe? We could imagine a break in our schedule in the United States so that many of the teams travel to Europe, in several cities at once. It is under study. We could discuss adjustments, keep 82 matches per regular season while extending the calendar, which would allow more rest, and why not, send groups of franchises all over the world to perform there during a week or more! »
