MADRID, 10 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FIBA and the Euroleague have agreed this Monday that the calendar of club competitions and that of national teams will not overlap in the 2023-24 season, something that has happened since the introduction of the qualifying ‘windows’.
“FIBA and the EuroLeague Basketball have agreed to avoid any calendar overlap of national team and club competitions in the 2023-24 season. They have also confirmed that they will continue to discuss for the next twelve months to reach mutually acceptable solutions for the good of the basketball in Europe and around the world,” they announced in a joint statement.
The controversy between FIBA and the Euroleague jumped in 2017 with the introduction of the World Cup qualifying ‘windows’, which forced players to choose between playing club competitions, such as the Euroleague, or their national team matches.
Last year, FIBA took a step towards conciliation by relocating the ‘window’ of November 2022 next to that of February 2023. With this new system, the international federation hopes that the players can have a summer of rest to face with guarantees selection competitions.