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Im not biggest Serbian teams fan. But cmon, Zvezda and Partisan deserve A licenses. Show them respect. Best fans, good traditions, and i dont care about El bussines. Support from Lithuania
Nobody ever doubted that they have great fans or basketball tradition. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the issues that held them back from a guaranteed slot in the euroleague were due to their management. Euroleague bylaws not being enforced, lack of transparency, security scandals and the clubs not addressing them adequately and so on.
Asked about Zvezda and Partizan he brings up how he doesn't like "sugar daddies" (these are clubs with 80 years of tradition from a country where basketball has been played for 100 years), then he turns around to say there's a 50% chance a Dubai (!) club enters.
he is talking about marketing and whatever.And dubai heard of eurolague because of who exactly???All the world now knows about euroleague beacuse od zvezda and partizan fans,so just say that you would like someone who brings more money,even though i dont know why the league shouldnt be bigger, 30 teams lets say and no domestic championship,make it as nba,so everyone can be happy for example
@@milenkotepic264ali samo da bi objasni neko zasto nece srpske kljbobe u el.Dakle najbolji moguci marketing imaju od nas,a takodje i donosimo dosta para svaka domaca tekma u areni je skoro puna u evroligi.Ne kapiram jos jednu stvar,zasto mora da ima 18 ekipa,nek dodaju jos koje mesto za te iz evrokupa i dubai ekipe npr.A hoce da drze albu i asvel i da se svi sprdaju protiv njih(osim zvezde😂) a nece da zadrze 2 ekipe koje kad idu na neka gostovanja imaju po 5 puta vise navijaca od domacih ekipa
No, he talks about the source of money and how unsustainable it is to have a 'sugar daddy' as the source. Serbian basketball with all the fanbase and talent is well respected from those days when they were gathering Serbian youth + say, Bo Mccalebb. And it was always nice to see. How many players grew from that environment. Now look at Zvezda: all the money in the world - same result. And the question how long will it last.
And former Yugoslavia was 5 times World Champions,we live basketball,I think that only U.S.A. have that much gold medals won at World Cup? Dubai ,London ??? They dont know the rules of basketball ,not to play it
How can Zvezda and Partizan compete with other clubs that have an A license? How to sign good players for several years when the players want to know in which league they will play. Will they play Euroleague next year? We constantly sign players for one year or 1+1. This is not fair play in my opinion. Will Panter, Caboclo, Nanelli, Giedraitis, Teodosic remain in the club if the club does not play in the Euroleague next year
If Zvezda and Partizan are a licence, they will win in project 5 years, Svetisslav Pesic spoke about that, if you have security to play every year in El, you are more relaxed and can invest in players and in future young players, cuz you know that you play next year, fucking shame that Serbia dont have club in EL.
It is so sad that two of the most popular clubs, Partizan and Zvezda will probably be kicked out of Euroleague because of Dubai and London while they aren't even basketball cities considering that they have biggest fan base and the fact that Partizan is for most a team for Final four and Zvezda is not far apart
you have to respect the rules , red star almost every game breaks the rules with the "flames things" ( dont know the name of it ) , and also you bring hatred to the league , you are very simular to pao and oly but the greek teams have calmed down
Totally agree on Partisan and Zvezda. The EL is better with them in it - they're atmospheres are great for marketing the league worldwide and attracting talent. However, London is not comparable to Dubai - Basketball is the 2nd most played team sport in the UK now, and London has a HUGE community of EU nationals who love to watch basketball and want a high quality team to follow. The potential in London/UK is far greater and more genuine than Dubai IMO.
Euroleague is a business. There's no way Zvezda and Partizan are going to be left out of the EL. They generate big attention, views, interactions, attendance records. They both need each other.
@@VicMad1984 i agree but think also that , for a team to join the euroleague they have to give a large amount of money there is the real intrest , if i remember correctly partizan didnt give any money cause the russian teams where bammed 2 years ago , but now the UK AND DUBAI want to join so either the join and replace partizan and valencia or (partizan and valencia) need to grow their budget . Red star will stay i think cause the have closed contract like all the other team except partizan valencia. All the other team pao oly real asvel alba and more cant leave the league ( at least now ) because of a contract which is 5+ million a year to pay
@@VicMad1984 exactly, but the problem is that unlike every team is financially strong and is in EU unlike Partizan and Zvezda who are from Serbia, yes they have 2 of the biggest fan bases and definitely the most active on social media but they as a clubs dont generate a lot of money so either they are growing the league which also would make a lot of sense or to replace them
Serbian, Greek and Turkish clubs should establish their own league, maybe Russia eventually (Partizan, Red Star, Besiktas, Fenerbahce Galatasaray, Efes, Olympiakos Paok Aris, Panathinaikos CSKA, Khimki), so let the others make money on their traditions
Tottally agree!!! Ko bre jebe ova go... koja nas ne postuju i omalovazavaju, sine Spanija ima 4 ucesnika u EL, i trebali su i petof nego Gran Kanarija odustala, a mi nijednog, gde tu ima pravde, fuj bre, gubava Evropa
Or maybe just ask putin help, beacuse Serbian teams are abused by Euroleague Nazis, he will makes Serbia part of russia and you can make your own tournament with Serbia, rusia, belarus, Iraq and North Korea
I do not understand why Urbonas doesn't ask him for Alba and Asvel. Those are really terrible teams for years. Why should those teams have the advantage over Partizan and Crvena zvezda?
We all know very well that Aswell and Alba gave money to play in the Euroleague so that they can be 5-6th in their national championship and play in the Euroleague!? So Poceko was fired "because he is selfish" and wanted to win with older players and did not want to develop young ones. That's where the whole story about the competitive aspect of Asvel falls.
Thank you, Donatas, for focusing on the topic of EL licence for Serbian teams, not only as your first question to Mr Motejunas, but rather your first 4-5 questions. You are a true black&white supporter in your heart, whether you can admit it publicly or not. I follow basketball for the last 40 years, being a son of a professional basketball coach I lived in several European countries, and only in Greece I lived for 13 years. I've witnessed live many derbies, including Olympiacos-PAO, but I must say that the best ones were definitely Partizan-Zvezda and PAOK-Aris in Thessaloniki. Too bad those two teams lack the money to be relevant in European basketball of today, but as for the atmosphere and love of the game, experiencing that derby in the Alexandrio Hall was - something else. And I'm talking about the 90's and early 00's, when both in Thessaloniki and Belgrade the arenas used to be packed with fans of BOTH teams, divided 50-50% between the two clubs. Having fans of just the home team doesn't allow for the true experience of a derby. Regardless of myself being a Partizan fan whose father was a Crvena Zvezda coach and supporter (he coached even Lietuvos Rytas and was 1st, above Žalgiris, when got fired because of his "big mouth"), if we're talking about the interest of Euroleague itself, the two Belgrade clubs should definitely get the EL licence, at least temporarily for a period of 3 years. After 3 years, it can be reconsidered. If one compares the image the Serbian clubs bring to EL to some clubs like Asvel or ALBA, or even Valencia, the difference is humongous. We understand that passion and fan bases are no match for money, but even so Serbia brings a lot to basketball... From the times of Yugoslavia, it has been a factory of basketball talent and titles (Petrović, Divac, Kukoč, Jugoplastika as a 3-peat Euro Champion, multiple Mundobasket and Eurobasket gold medals, NBA MVP, NBA Champion, etc.). Such a talent plantation or nursery like the former Yugoslavia must be a part of European basketball, forever. Just like Lithuania. Having 2 clubs from Germany, a traditionally football country, won't promote basketball anywhere. But bringing back Russian clubs would. It's a market of 150 million people and geographically half the world. Russian clubs should not be punished because of politics, just like Maccabi is not being (and should not be) punished for the current Gaza genocide. Just like the Russian tennis players keep playing in the ATP tour, even without the Russian flag showing. Euroleague could be expanded to 20-24 teams, so that both Dubai and London join, for financial reasons. It could be divided in 4 groups, for example, or some other way which would allow for the league to function and prosper, while bringing in more revenues. When there's a will there is a way. Keep politics out, keep the history and the soul of basketball in Euroleague.
The way the Euroleague treats Serbian clubs is shameful!! Serbia, where basketball has been played for over 100 years, apart from all the possible successes and medals it has won, the playing talents and accomplished MVP players on all meridians that it has given to basketball, as well as the basketball experts with 'heroic characteristics', who have done an immense amount for the European and world basketball, is so sidelined in the Euroleague that it borders on impudence. Names such as Nebojša Popović, Bora Stanković, Radomir Šaper, Aleksandar Nikolić, Ranko Žeravica, Radivoj Korać, Božidar Maljković, Svetislav Pešić, Dušan Duda Ivković and others who raised basketball from scratch in many countries of Europe and the world, without whom basketball cannot be imagined not only in Serbia, but also in Greece, Turkey, Germany... there are so many gave to European basketball, selflessly elevating and building it to become what basketball is today. Today, the picture is no different, there are so many young Serbian coaches all over the world, including the NBA (where, throughout history, by far the most players after the USA came from Serbia, and the first coach outside the USA is also from Serbia - Igor Kokoškov), who selflessly help that basketball continues to grow and be loved if possible at least partially like in Serbia. In addition to all of the above, Serbian clubs certainly did not deserve this kind of treatment. I mean everything from EL management, EL marketing, including judges who treat Serbian clubs like orphans. Is it possible that everything has become just money, spin and selfish lobbies? Is there at least some honor left in basketball?!
This dude is f shame of basketball, dont respect anything. If we spoke at the moment we have best coach Zeljko Obradovic, best player in the world Nikola Jokic, best fan base in the world of basketball, we have been 2 on world cup with national team last year, and we dont have any club in Euroleauge, wtf this dude spokeeeee 40 min, he is shameeeee for EL, disrespect to all things that you spoke and me also.
It's about your fans mostly. A lot of news e.t.c doesn't recommend even visiting Partizan or Zvezda games. Just think how bad marketing is that as a whole Euroleague. Regular fans who travels with team doesn't go because of ur security and dangerous fans. Just think how Euroleague teams have to feel when they're playing there. It's good that u're basketball country but even you with clear mind should understand that.
@@ananasaz2696 :)))))) ahahahhaah, LOL, what can I say, no comment. You have video on this exact channel, when guys from basketnews been in Belgrade, and time which they spend there, and HOW DANGEROUS IS AREEEEE, BOUUUU, AAHAHAHAHH, inform yourself. People from all around world come to feel and experince that atmospehere, you have bunch videos on youtube, also about Belgrade and our people, and how dangerous we are, BOUUUU, run, I am gonna eat you.
@@ananasaz2696 last week we throw on floor lots of bear, I know its dangerous, a lot of kids was there with there familes, verryyyy dangerous place to be.
@@ananasaz2696 What kind of fans?! This is exactly one of the spins, which is exaggerated in order to justify what I wrote about?! Serbia is one of the safest countries in Europe, and also one of the most hospitable to guests/foreigners. After all, look at the matches of Zvezda or Partizan in Belgrade, there are a lot of children under 10 in the audience who come with their parents, some even bring babies to the game. Do you think they are crazy to expose their children to danger, if it really is as it is made out to be? The arena holds over 20,000 seats... There is always a certain part of the stands in the hall where the more ardent fans go (Red Star - north, Partizan - south), but you can't go there even if you wanted to, because they know each other, they agree on choreographies, songs, etc... For everyone else who would like to follow the game, there is another 3/4 of the hall (or another 18,000 seats), where there have never been any problems.
According to what he is saying EL criteria is, Virtus certainly fulfils all or most of them, they do have fans, they proved themselves, winning Eurocup, building on that, having a fantastic season etc... But what about Monaco and their empty arena? Or Asvel and Alba? They are always last, they don't have big fanbase, Asvel even built a new arena only to return to the old one as it was empty. They don't like sugar daddy projects? What is Asvel? They are a club run by Tony Parker and friends which will cease to exist as soon as Tony gets bored. They want sustainable clubs? You can't have sustainable clubs in unsustainable competition... Every single EL club is sustained either by sugar daddy, football club or state, none of that is certain, but security lies in fanbases, if a club has a large fanbase there will always be interest to invest... And most EL clubs don't have that... EL CEO is just bullshitting us...
All correct but Serbia has no money and that's their main problem. They look at GDP rather than tradition, basketball heritage or atmosphere. Dont get me wrong I personally wish that Euroleague collapses as a private entity and someone like FIBA/ULEB organizes a fair competition based on the qualifications.
@@zikaperic2133 Both Serbian clubs have competitive budgets last 2 seasons, certainly bigger then Alba or Zalgiris and probably bigger then Bayern or Asvel, and probably on par with Valencia and Baskonia...
HAHAAH this dude just said " i don"t like plastic clubs that are spending milions and making teams from nowhere", and the next sentance was "dubai will probabbly play el" 😂 what a clown
Surprised nobody mentioned CSKA Moscow situation. As for Virtus, Partizan, and Cvezda, they all belong in the Euroleague and have proved it recently and historically.
@@vukmirkovic2567 They are sustaing projects they don't run away and flee they are for the long term. Partizan and Red Star are broke the entire Bulkan block cannot sustain these teams let alone being market for growth.
@@ifldiscovery8500 best player in the world Nikola Jokic, best coach in the world Zeljko Obradovic, best fans in the world, won 2 place at world cup last year, and that how influence Serbia have on basketball in this moment. And that Serbia dont have any A licence in EL, and Spain will have 4 for exaample, 5 if Gran Canaria didnt leave, and u say that is normal? Wtf you are talking about?!
Partizan and Red Star must to have A licence in Euroleague, thay have a biggest army of fans. Best atmosphere and both are stabile. Dubai is in the Asia, why then Peking an Tokio dont play euroleaugue... That is silly
@@xiale22 noone did know what basketball is in the first place. they want to grow bb culture in Dubai. and they want to invest in European basketball. it is a win-win case for the game. and a smart investment for the both side
If Zvezda and Partizan had A-licenses. This would mean that those two clubs could easily join the fight to win that competition. It's not easy to bring players on time every year when you don't know if your club will play that competition next year.
EL should be story for itself. NBA is story for itself. Serbia deserves 2 clubs in EL because it is succesfull basketball country. Both Partizan and Zvezda are more than competetive in EL and atmosphere in Stark Arena is electric. This is what EL fans wants to see more
You guys don't need to watch 40 min, the point is: Money Money Money. Thats why he wants Dubai and London, people who don't even know the number of players on the court.
A London Euroleague team would bring in tourist fans and at least London is in Europe. It seems crazy to have non European teams in something called the Euroleague. I don't agree with Dubai or Israeli teams playing in European competitions or even the eurovision song contest!
@@beegnutz it wouldnt though. look at the state of the british basketball league, and british teams have played in european competitions before and its always failed. brits might turn up for the spectation of an nba game but euroleague? lol nah. and nba isnt even popular or established here despite having a presence in london for 30 years. the nfl has blown past it in both germany and the uk.
The core basketball is beside other places in SERBIA! All medals prove this. All players around the world prove it. London is not a core basketball place, and will never be. The same goes for Dubai. Euroleague is unfortunately based only on money. In Belgrade you have two good clubs, you have two unconditional armies of fans that last for decades, and you have an atmosphere, but there is no money in Serbia. Serbia is a basketball powerhouse, it was, and will always be. It deserves two places in the Euroleague, there is no doubt. And this guy sees a flare as a first thing. The flare is a wrong thing for sure and it should not happen. But if it is the first thing he sees, then maybe he is not the right person for the chair he sits in.
If Zvezda and Partizan had A-licenses. This would mean that those two clubs could easily join the fight to win that competition. It's not easy to bring players on time every year when you don't know if your club will play that competition next year.
Thank you again Donatas for asking the right questions, especially about getting A licence. However, as usual very disappointing answers from Euroleague officials. In short, he says that shareholders decides and there are basically very vague rules (or no rules). Also they dont give a shit about the atmosphere and having a basketball heritage. Instead they want London and Dubai, places that dont know even what are the rules of basketball. So their vision is to be a washout development/retiring league for NBA players. I wish somehow FIBA takes over this private enterprise and organizes a fair competition based on qualifications likes Champions League.
Why don't you say nicely that money plays a role... Where is the respect for tradition? Partizan was the champion, Partizan had such fans in the 70s, 80s and 90s, and some members of the team didn't even exist! The star comes from the land of basketball. What does Dubai have to do with Europe? Money will spoil everything!!!!
Bro is talking about showing good results to deserve the spot, I have a question for Paulius Motiejunas. What did Asvel and Alba do to deserve to play every year in Euroleague?
Just big markets and money. In all honesty, Alba is there simply because it is in Berlin. I love Berlin but the club seems lost and a much better role would be suited in the Eurocup where they will be on the same level as Gran Canaria, and ULM . Asvel is in the same position. If they want another French club, just add the Paris one. It will bring much more excitement and the club seems to be developing quite well in Eurocup. If they want to keep it to 18 teams league and want Dubai in, thats fine. Keep both Serbian teams, relegate ALBA and Asvel to Eurocup and eventually add the London Lions who seem to be growing as an organization too. This will be the perfect mix. 3 big markets with lots of money - Paris, London and Dubai and preserve teams with identity like the Serbian ones. The ones relegated will fare much better in Eurocup.
@@rosenvasilev4219 I appreciate your feedback and thoughts on the matter. However the competition is caled EUROleague not quite sure why we would need a team from Dubai? Might as well change the name... In my opinion its very sad that Serbian teams have to earn their spot through competition in ABA league where 4-5 more nations are competing so technically Serbian teams dont have any spot unless they win in the league, and only one team can go. While German, French, Italian countries immediately have 2 teams granted in. Regarding London Lions I dont even want to talk about, how is this even possible, they dont even play basketball over there nor their is audience for it. Its a country with 0 aspirations for basketball or history. Lets face it, Paulius Motiejunas has one agenda in his mind and thats keeping all the western countries aka NATO countries in the competition and his goal is making money. Also talking about money, dont top tier clubs each year lose so much money. I heard madrid and barca lost $20m+
In translation Serbian teams wont get A licence because we are one poor country and not very intresting market to sell their products. Doesnt matter if our country is basketball nation.
Hello from Greece! Donatas I love your work!❤(even if you seemed a bit disappointed from the answers you got in this video 😉) a) I don't like this guy, his answers are ridiculous. Whenever he answers he is nonelastic to any fan demands and for the most part he is actually giving politician-like answers, avoiding the issue (we are looking into it, we are in discussions etc). I don't think he even watches basketball (he escapes the question saying he was flying), and his answers have everything to do with $$$. b) The NBA model is unreachable as it is completely connected to college basketball, draft and closed league system. Also the popularity is nowhere near each other. Trying to make a very rough calculation, NBA revenue last season was about $100 billion. Let's assume Euroleague was about €10 billion (highly doubtable). So if the salary cap is about $135 million, salary cap in Euroleague should be about €13-15 million (lol). Imagine what that would mean for the league's attractiveness for the players. Nobody would want to come play to a league paying that low with such a packed schedule, high energy games and low salaries. Here in European basketball we have the Euro-dependent system. If somebody pays the league first then "welcome aboard next season", if somebody only gives money building a team, "not so welcome" - "needs to show consistency" etc... Waiting for the name to change to Euro-UAE league. Never was there any suggestion for a dubai team entering UEFA Champions League for example, why is that? c) I am fully against war, against any country's invasion to another etc. The way russian teams and Maccabi are differently treated fro the same issue (war) is a disgrace. Given the fact that russians were banned, Maccabi should have also been banned from the league. Absolutely unfair. d) Serbian teams should have long term contracts (I don't like them team-wise as I am a Panathinaikos ☘ fan 😛 but totally respect them basketball-wise).
The best and most painless solution is to expand the league to 20-22 teams, divide it into two tables and everyone is satisfied... Fewer games, which means fewer injuries. Zvezda and Partizan have brought something new to the Euroleague since they are in the league together, I see no reason why only one club would be in EL while the other would be in EC, because both clubs have shown ambitions. As for that Dubai, if I were to ask myself, I would never include them in the league because the people are not a basketball country, let's not lie, if that project comes to fruition, we will be watching everything except local players from the Emirates. Isn't it better to bring back CSKA, which has a tradition, Hapoel, some team from LTU, or another Greek or Turkish team.
literally, i watched 10 minutes and felt like everything he said was just yeah we like Belgrade but they have no money to give us, yeah this market is interesting but this market has more potential (money)...Hell. U have Alba for almost 5 seasons and they have been in the last 3 spots in 4 out of those 5 years. Asvel as well. And i remember how they treated Khimki, just like they treat Dubai now, and what happened to Khimki? Money is not the main guarantee of sustainability. And he also contradicted himself in multiple occasions. Wish all the worst to people like him.@@sheva616x
lol well if u take a look at western media u will find ur answer. Apparently Russians are terrorists but jews and israelis are not. Jews who tortured Palestinians for decades and took their land. Jewish lobby is too strong ig
As a Panathinaikos fan i dislike both zvezda and partizan , but cmon man , you cannot talk about sugar daddies and take dubai to euroleague instantly with no basketball culture.Even now you have clubs like alba which constantly fail.The serbs are constantly above average , it is completely unfair.Even besiktas and psg deserve it more than dubai
well done, donatas! questions are awesome and from every euroleague fan. but ceo is just a shame for the league. i'm asking what for he gets paid? every answer is we will see. see what? would fener lose the homecourt advantage against macabi - we will see?! with those people in the top management the euroleague is going to lose everything unique
I think Euroleague has to be like the old Champions cup with the winner of the most important national champions and a qualify round with the runners-up of every championship or something like that to complete the tournament at the start (like qulifying methods of European cups in football). No to shits like extra-european teams, it’s untraditional
I understand money is important and yes it can help in many ways but Dubai has no business in the League! Dont even think of it, it will ruin the League! Find your money elsewhere!
if they could they would make league with Fenerbahce, Efes, Barca, Real, Maccabi, Alba, Asvel, Paris, London, Sheffield, Manchester, Hamburg, Dubai, Bayern, Monaco, maybe another Turkish team and maybe some new project from Germany/France. They dont care about basketball at all. They dont see Euroleague as a long term project i think, they just want to make as much money as possible for themselves until nobody watches Euroleague anymore and it collapses. Parasites.
lot of people said they will stop watching euroleague cuz of Dubai. euroleague fans are fans with basetball on first place and there is a lot of teams who can grow from eurocup and champs league to watch here😢
Motiejunas answers are really not good enough. I love Donatas but I wish he pushed him more. 1. We cant be possibly discussing Dubai while Partizan and Red Star future are not secure. Its a disgrace to European basketball. 2. Why is Macabbi still in the league when the russian teams are banned
It is painful to listen this, an insult to an intelligent mind. What makes me watch good basketball game? Answear that? Tons contradictions in this interview. Others deserve to be in Euroleague(he said), what is the parameters we talking about ,so we all can evaluate who deserves heehhehhe 20k arena empties in less than 5 min, talking about safety. Did u measure that and compared to other so " watched areana "? As far as I am aware it is more healthy to stand than sit, 😂 I don't like "sugar dady" project hehehe . What is Asvel? It is about market place?(he said) Are u aware of the size of the CZ and Partizan fans base and that they are not only in Serbia. Have u done survey or get public opinion to see what real basketball followers want to watch in Euroleagueu
France, Germany and UK don‘t have any tradition in basketball! The majority of people there haven‘t seen a single basketball game ever. Of course the potential is huge, but at the same time it doesn‘t make any sense to try to expand there when there are no people interested in basketball. You should bring back russian teams. They have the tradition and the money to take the euroleague further. If Maccabi can play in the EL, why can‘t any russian team, too? Those are double standards… Euro Basketball is based on tradition and the love to the sport. Bring in Teams from non-basketball counties and screw the teams that made the euroleague big and you‘ll lose big time in the long run. Just remember, everyone wants to see the Derby in Belgrade, the El-Classico in Spain or the greek derby, but no one wants to see an El-Arabico in Dubai😂
@@adamjasinski1463 I don‘t care. Motiejunas told Urbonas multiple times in the interview that he doesn‘t like politics, yet the Euroleague sets double standards. I don‘t want to justify what either country is doing nor I‘m interested in it. But obviously it‘s okay for the euroleague to punish the teams from one country and look away when it comes to a team from another country.
@@adamjasinski1463 You clearly didn‘t understand. I don‘t care what CSKA means. It‘s just a name and the players as well as the club just play basketball. They‘re not involved in any sort of politics. Neither should the Euroleague. Sport should unite and not divide, especially in times like this.
The sole criteria is 'show me the money'. You are from Asia and want to play Europe competition... how? 150 mil eur? You are welcome of course. I would just want to know how come Dubai, Monaco or Asvel are more sustainable than Zvezda and Partizan? These 2 are the clubs that exist for 70 years and is there any more sustainable investor from the public companies of some state? Most clubs can't earn a shit and they are dependent by someone (football clubs, rich individuals, public companies) who loose money - which sustainability? Euroleague will loose popularity with this sterile clubs instead of the most passionate, and of course loose the money at the end.
We can see with this interview that CEO Paulius Motiejunas only think about money, not about fans and atmosphere. Shame on him! We are fans and people not $
Euroleague-money league. Balkan counties and Lithuania are only true basketball countries n Europe. The whole Ex Yu has only one team. Before 10years it was champion of Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia. Now its only one team, champion of the ABA league. How many NBA players have Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, BiH, Macedonia and Serbia. How many titles for World Champion, Europe champion, Olympic medals, club champions of Europe? And all of them have only one team, other is wild card, for this season. Those countries are poor , thats the problem for you.
Exactly. I personally wish that Euroleague collapses as a private entity and someone like FIBA/ULEB organizes a fair competition based on the qualifications.
Half of the league are "sugar daddy" teams. He talks about that he dont like that kind of teams and then he want Dubai next year. He is hillarious. Talking about sustainability? How much money every team earns from playing EL? Biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barça after every season announce that they are in debt for millions of euros. What is he talking about then? Euroleague is just about talking money, clubs do not profit, so they want Dubai to boost them up... This guy is a joke. And this is first minus for you Urbodo! Not even one good question
Coming from a household where BC Partizan has been cherished and worshipped for decades, I do see the problem with sustainability of our two clubs. However, the only thing you cant buy is passion. And would be good to find ways how to keep, as the French say, both the butter and the money for the butter. I am pretty sure there are ways. On the other hand, would be also beneficial for us if the Serbian state would finally leave the ownership of both clubs and to find ways to organize it as a sport society with membership cards being payable etc etc etc. I really think there s a lot of space for a compromise and Mr Motiejunas seems aware of the situation.
Having Asvel or german teams instead of serbian teams is a complete joke. Both Asvel and Alba are complete joke, they bury their euroleague season even before it starts they bring very little to the competition. I can guarantee that any fan apart from theirs forget that they exist until they see their team trash it. I am no fan of neither serbian teams, but as a fan of basketball it would be major insult to see Zvezda and Partisan go, while Alba, Asvel and Bayern stay.
Why not invent the system the last two Teams move down -more competition = more views =more money I don’t unterstand how he talks about sugar daddies and than about Dubai hahaha I agree with having Paris and London in EL But I don’t know why there are 4 teams from Spain But I really think moving down the last 2 teams brings a few good changes Also making the Euro cup more attractive
This guy is a joke, like all euroleague management. You want to have sustainable clubs or new clubs to prove themselves before they enter into the league, but you want Abu Dhabi in the league. New club who didn't play any league, it's not sustainable and doesn't have fan base. hypocrisy...
brother, when he was talking about club requirements to enter Euroleague or get A license, to have sustainable history, sports results which Zvezda and Partizan do have, why you didn't ask him how all of that doesn't apply on new form club Abu Dhabi they want to enter in the league. You were not prepared, or you avoid that question on purpose?
Tbh i would love mega to play in euroleague Mega could become like a gleague ignite of europe where they displays the level of young talents and maybe didnt really mind the standings so much
The layout of Euroleague TV is awful and it's a shame that in the year 2024, the games are not broadcasted in 60fps. I'd rather watch the highlights in 50fps on the skweek channel on youtube than the ugly streams on Euroleague TV
My idea about refereeing: I know they are human and they commit mistakes, I accept this part, however sometimes we get angry for the difference of criteria on both sides, for the difference of respect some players and teams get. Sometimes Euroleague admitted officially the mistake on a bad call, so take this way. After each round, revise and admit to the, at least, clear committed mistakes, audited by other referees, maybe anonimously or by a referee committee. Then at the end if I see that statically every team gets more or less a similar ratio of mistaken calls, then normal fans would stop talking about conspirations, lobbies, different treatment... They will just accept a bad call as part of the game that happens to every team.
This dude is f shame for EL, Serbia who in this moment have best coach in the world Zeljko Obradovic, who have best player in the world Nikola Jokic, who have best fans base in the world, and who won 2 place at world cup last year, and dont want to speak about history, which is after Usa, best basketball country in the world. Only make facts in this exact moment. That Serbia dont have any A licence team in EL, non, zero. I will said again this dude is f joke.
can someone explain to me some things ? how is virtus or monaco or alba or asvel market more valuable to euroleague than those of serbian clubs ? areont those two clubs one of most watched clubs in whole of euroleague? both in game and by tv, intertned and what not. I realize its hard to have two belgrade clubs with current format and with 18 teams. But to have 2 german clubs, 2 french and now maybe even 3. TO have lithuanain club and not serbian is jsut crazy on so many levels
You need explanation on why France and Germany markets is more valuable then Serbia? Where is the potential market growth in Serbia? I'm not saying they deserve more, but from business perspective its so clear.
what's wrong with Lithuanian club? Zalgiris is the only club in entire Baltic/Nordic region, and has one of the best attendances, soldouts after soldouts, we have deep basketball culture in country. I don't say Serbia don't, both Serbian clubs definitely are good fit to the league, even with shady money from rashka
how is it crazy to have a lithuanian club? First of all, Look at the results of zalgiris and tell me that alba or asvel deserves zalgiris spot more. Second of all look at the history of the club, the fan base, the infrastructure and tell me, that dont deserve a spot in the euroleague.
@@nikola1268 on beer in arena? 😀 very good business head i see. Lets also not forget that president of euroleague is serbian, somehow he is not involved ? 😀
Complete BS!!! dubai get license and get rid of clubs that have history and hugeeee fan base + good results, serbian teams done more for the league then most of the clubs!! its all about the money! plus we helped izraeli teams to play in our gyms. Thanks EUROLEAGUE!!
This is deeply concerning. Bro is talking about proving yourself 3-5 years in eurocup, it's not about money but longevity, and than talks about Dubai and UK. Dubai don't even have a team, and uk is nowhere near Euroleague level. This is scarry and frightenning, the lack of direction and standard.
It's all about the "ka-ching" sound for these businessmen and not for the love of the game and actually having a competition for the top European Pro Ball Clubs... heck there are 3 Non-European Clubs in the Euroleague
What Euroleague fail to understand is definition of the "long term" that they are using in almost every interview they give. If you don't have basketball culture you will not have long term projects, it is that simple. You can pour money, resources, artificial media interest, players, it doesn't really matter, it is always going to be short term wonder that will fade in time. It is not the money that made Partizan and Red Star powerhouses of the European basketball for decades, it is the basketball culture that produces strategies, strategies produces tools, tools produces human resources (coaches, players, officials, fans, etc.). To complain about longevity of the big Serbian clubs is laughable, for the last half of the century these clubs, together with other former Yugoslavia clubs, shaped the European basketball in so many ways that it is hard to calculate. You can go to Greece, Turkey, Germany, France or Italy, all legitimate basketball nations, and ask basketball people there to name the most influential coaches who elevated their basketball to a present level, you will come up with the names such as Aleksandar Nikolic, Bogdan Tanjevic, Duda Ivkovic, Svetislav Pesic, Bozidar Maljkovic, Zeljko Obradovic etc. Of the present competitors in Euroleague, only Lithuania and Spain can claim their own philosophy (considering Maccabi is more American-like product) and their own unique ways in basketball development. Long story short, basketball will always have a special place in Belgrade, but never in places like London, for example. You can invest as much as you want to expand to that market and it will be a wasted money, because for them it will be a toy they will play with for some time and than turn their attention to something that better represent their sport culture and interest. And it is OK, different regions have different preferences for different sports. I bet in my life that whatever you create anywhere where you want to expand in order to get some quick money, those products will be long dead and Red Star and Partizan will still play good basketball, compete and produce premiere players and coaches. And, of course, have a packed gyms no matter how big these gyms are. If Euroleague is at all interest in their product, which is or should be primarily basketball, they would know that for some time.
He doesn’t like sugar daddy teams, but making from Euroleague sugar daddy competition by involving Dubai in league, just because of money that they will put in league and their pockets. Ok, he say for licence you need high budget, big fan base, and competitive teams and it’s important how you grown the league… I would like to know how Alba and Asvel grown the league, except every team in EL grown theirs winning score after matches with them? Results 0, there is not clue of some ambitions if you don’t count that they are fighting to don’t be last in the league. Rosters more appropriate for Eurocup, fan base 0… And that teams are in league before Partizan, Virtus and Zvezda? Partizan in first year back in EL has more wins then Asvel and Alba in last two consecutive seasons together. Monaco, ok they have very good team, but they for whole season collect fans as Partizan for like two matches. Partizan has more fans in away games then Monaco in their own arena. This guy obviously doesn’t know what he speaking. He has” wanna be Bartomeu” speeches… He have not idea how to grown their own brand, and he think he will do it with UAE money. My friend, you already have quality competition, and your only one solution to secure budget for league is to throw out one European team and sell the place to UAE team? Well done…
Sports are about the fans! Always have been. Anything that goes around that fact is a terrible crime against sport. They are making terrible mistake adding Dubai (obviously it’s only for financial gain as they offered oil money) and talking nonsense to people’s faces who love and understand basketball is beyond hypocrisy. The other huge mistake is adding UK basketball teams. I have friends in England and Scotland. They have zero interest for basketball. Ask 100 people on the street to name you one single basketball player, any player and you will be shocked. So that’s just another hypocrite move lead by greed for money as those teams can only offer money. If they want to extend the league, and try to copy NBA, then it has to be done like that on a lower level. You need 30 teams, you need 2 conferences, and Top 8 from both would go to Play Off. Western conference would be Spain, Italy, Germany, France, UK, etc and Eastern conference would be Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Russia, etc. It would make so much more sense. Adding Dubai and making these raw, unethical moves is going to be a big failure.
Dude are you f crazy, Serbia who is with Spain dominating Europe thru history, and derby who is biggest in the world of basketball, and you compare that with Monaco and Virtus, its really funny, is shameeeeee f shameeee that Partizan, and Zvezda are not A licence, and Alba and Asvel are. When you spoke that lot about market and improvment, and future market, just see how much views have on clip Serbian derby?!!!! What market you spoke?!!! Are you normal?!!! Last year all basketball world talk about that derby, and fans, in Usa also. Its really funny, give Partizan and Zvezda A licence, Serbia that big basketball country dont have any, its f shameeeeee.
I am assembling an European Camel Racing team for the league in Dubai. We got no camels for training so we train with donkeys. If you know someone who got Camels in Europe it would help.
They even dont know whats basketball in Dubai 😢 same as London story... same as Handball worldchampionship in Qatar..when Qatar played with foreign Legion players, bec they dont have ...
Instead of opening you are closing eurolegue, you should have 15 countries like for example Belgium or Finland, look at their fans they can full arenas, - Finland national team or final of fiba league in Belgium. who will watch basketball in UK and in France who will watch in Paris , ok in smaller cities in France but in Paris. For example Asvel opens new arena and in one month they come back to old arena, they don't watch basketball. Handball is more popular Rugby in France, Serbia,ex yu republics, Turkey, Greece, Germany, France like this nothing more, Spain, Russia must came back, Italy, Israel, Lithuania,ect. Don't look only for money, UK will be disaster, they watch football only, France only small basketball cities like Limoges. You should look like football Champions league, Europa League, conference league. In basketball it should be Eurolegue, Fiba league and euro cup and teams should go from one to another league based on results not like Alba and Asvel they are always last. And you should have 3 big leagues going up and down and for 3 league teams that goes out , they should be replaced with teams that have the best results in theirs league, some kind of ranking- but you like Eurolegue should think how. Don't look for money only think wider it should be more interesting .
CEO doesnt know anything about baskettball. The only thing he knows about is money. Ask yourself who is going to watch DUBAIs gamaes. Look at final series last year Real- Partizan and tell us what can be better than these 5 games. Your common goal is to sarcrifice real teams for 150m dollars or euros.
What are you talking about 😂 Zalgiris was nearly bankrupt, and he built everything from scratch, and after he became CEO of EL he left all things of Zalgiris to another owner, so he doesn't have interest against Partizan...
so if the logic is there are goo clubs outside the euroleague also. Then kick out asvel alba , zaligiris why not ?. Whats the point of having 5 spanish 5 turkish clubs in "euroleague". So you want to expnd league into many markets, but when it comes to serbian clubs, instant argument is , yeah belgrade is very important but you need to look at other clubs as well virtus monaco etc. Cmon its just bullshit
@@codingstyle9480 i know there arent 5 turkish clubs. I said it in a way to bring 5 turkish and 5 spanish clubs. And to kick those from smaller countries
@@TheRedline2 his argument was that there are other clubs who can take spot of Belgrade teams. Imagine not having 1 of thise clubs in euroleague for sake of paris london dubai or more spanish and tukish clubs. Its disgrace
@@filipmaric5951kickout Zalgiris? Euroleague champions? You crazy. Zvezda is small club compared to Zalgiris. When zvezda was champion? When last time zvezda reach playoffs? Other than good fanbase zvezda can’t show anything more why they should have A license
I don't understand why Maccabi should still be able to play in the Euroleague while the Russian teams are not. Bring back the Russian teams and don't even think about adding a team from Dubai.
People nobody is throwing out Serbian clubs lisen with your ears he just said what Serb clubs still need to prove with finantial stability to get A license
Yes, they are kicking out the Serbian teams from the league. It's just a matter of whether it will happen this year or next year. The management of both clubs is aware of this and they are going public with it. They have also mentioned the possibility of CSKA returning. Zvezda and Partizan will be out of the league soon.
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Im not biggest Serbian teams fan. But cmon, Zvezda and Partisan deserve A licenses. Show them respect. Best fans, good traditions, and i dont care about El bussines. Support from Lithuania
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Nobody ever doubted that they have great fans or basketball tradition. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the issues that held them back from a guaranteed slot in the euroleague were due to their management. Euroleague bylaws not being enforced, lack of transparency, security scandals and the clubs not addressing them adequately and so on.
Zvezda doesn't deserve shit...
Fully agree, no belgrade = an avergae Euroleague
This dude is f shame!
Asked about Zvezda and Partizan he brings up how he doesn't like "sugar daddies" (these are clubs with 80 years of tradition from a country where basketball has been played for 100 years), then he turns around to say there's a 50% chance a Dubai (!) club enters.
Ocigledno je da nas ne zele u €vroligi, sad ce dubai sa ogromnom tradicijom i velikim brijem navijaca da uleti
he is talking about marketing and whatever.And dubai heard of eurolague because of who exactly???All the world now knows about euroleague beacuse od zvezda and partizan fans,so just say that you would like someone who brings more money,even though i dont know why the league shouldnt be bigger, 30 teams lets say and no domestic championship,make it as nba,so everyone can be happy for example
@@milenkotepic264ali samo da bi objasni neko zasto nece srpske kljbobe u el.Dakle najbolji moguci marketing imaju od nas,a takodje i donosimo dosta para svaka domaca tekma u areni je skoro puna u evroligi.Ne kapiram jos jednu stvar,zasto mora da ima 18 ekipa,nek dodaju jos koje mesto za te iz evrokupa i dubai ekipe npr.A hoce da drze albu i asvel i da se svi sprdaju protiv njih(osim zvezde😂) a nece da zadrze 2 ekipe koje kad idu na neka gostovanja imaju po 5 puta vise navijaca od domacih ekipa
No, he talks about the source of money and how unsustainable it is to have a 'sugar daddy' as the source.
Serbian basketball with all the fanbase and talent is well respected from those days when they were gathering Serbian youth + say, Bo Mccalebb. And it was always nice to see. How many players grew from that environment. Now look at Zvezda: all the money in the world - same result. And the question how long will it last.
And former Yugoslavia was 5 times World Champions,we live basketball,I think that only U.S.A. have that much gold medals won at World Cup? Dubai ,London ??? They dont know the rules of basketball ,not to play it
“I don’t like sugar daddy projects” sugar daddy project is the definition of Dubai as a whole 🙈
Thank you Donatas for speaking on our behalf! Love you boo ❤ 🇷🇸
How can Zvezda and Partizan compete with other clubs that have an A license? How to sign good players for several years when the players want to know in which league they will play. Will they play Euroleague next year? We constantly sign players for one year or 1+1. This is not fair play in my opinion. Will Panter, Caboclo, Nanelli, Giedraitis, Teodosic remain in the club if the club does not play in the Euroleague next year
If Zvezda and Partizan are a licence, they will win in project 5 years, Svetisslav Pesic spoke about that, if you have security to play every year in El, you are more relaxed and can invest in players and in future young players, cuz you know that you play next year, fucking shame that Serbia dont have club in EL.
It is so sad that two of the most popular clubs, Partizan and Zvezda will probably be kicked out of Euroleague because of Dubai and London while they aren't even basketball cities considering that they have biggest fan base and the fact that Partizan is for most a team for Final four and Zvezda is not far apart
you have to respect the rules , red star almost every game breaks the rules with the "flames things" ( dont know the name of it ) , and also you bring hatred to the league , you are very simular to pao and oly but the greek teams have calmed down
Totally agree on Partisan and Zvezda. The EL is better with them in it - they're atmospheres are great for marketing the league worldwide and attracting talent. However, London is not comparable to Dubai - Basketball is the 2nd most played team sport in the UK now, and London has a HUGE community of EU nationals who love to watch basketball and want a high quality team to follow. The potential in London/UK is far greater and more genuine than Dubai IMO.
Euroleague is a business. There's no way Zvezda and Partizan are going to be left out of the EL. They generate big attention, views, interactions, attendance records. They both need each other.
@@VicMad1984 i agree but think also that , for a team to join the euroleague they have to give a large amount of money there is the real intrest , if i remember correctly partizan didnt give any money cause the russian teams where bammed 2 years ago , but now the UK AND DUBAI want to join so either the join and replace partizan and valencia or (partizan and valencia) need to grow their budget . Red star will stay i think cause the have closed contract like all the other team except partizan valencia. All the other team pao oly real asvel alba and more cant leave the league ( at least now ) because of a contract which is 5+ million a year to pay
@@VicMad1984 exactly, but the problem is that unlike every team is financially strong and is in EU unlike Partizan and Zvezda who are from Serbia, yes they have 2 of the biggest fan bases and definitely the most active on social media but they as a clubs dont generate a lot of money so either they are growing the league which also would make a lot of sense or to replace them
Serbian, Greek and Turkish clubs should establish their own league, maybe Russia eventually (Partizan, Red Star, Besiktas, Fenerbahce Galatasaray, Efes, Olympiakos Paok Aris, Panathinaikos CSKA, Khimki), so let the others make money on their traditions
Tottally agree!!! Ko bre jebe ova go... koja nas ne postuju i omalovazavaju, sine Spanija ima 4 ucesnika u EL, i trebali su i petof nego Gran Kanarija odustala, a mi nijednog, gde tu ima pravde, fuj bre, gubava Evropa
Or maybe just ask putin help, beacuse Serbian teams are abused by Euroleague Nazis, he will makes Serbia part of russia and you can make your own tournament with Serbia, rusia, belarus, Iraq and North Korea
@@MrTiulia you are a sick person.
@@MrTiuliarelax man.
I do not understand why Urbonas doesn't ask him for Alba and Asvel. Those are really terrible teams for years. Why should those teams have the advantage over Partizan and Crvena zvezda?
That terrible Asvel defeated Zalgiris and Zvezda in the last two rounds...😂
@@boza5684 few years ago barcelona beat oklahkma, so that means that barcelona needs to replace oklahoma in nba ?
Every team will defeat some other team. But it is important to see results in the last two or three years.@@boza5684
We all know very well that Aswell and Alba gave money to play in the Euroleague so that they can be 5-6th in their national championship and play in the Euroleague!? So Poceko was fired "because he is selfish" and wanted to win with older players and did not want to develop young ones. That's where the whole story about the competitive aspect of Asvel falls.
We do not speak about one game but about the whole season. It should be clear I hope. @@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn694
The product Euroleague can grow by being alternative and different than the NBA, and not making it a cheap NBA copy, and a big no to Dubai entry...
Nothing can compare with Partizan and Zvezda not especially Monaco with atmosphere, thank you for represent BasketNews!
Donatas understands what is basketball. And thats not Monaco and Dubai.🇷🇸🏀🇱🇹
Thank you, Donatas, for focusing on the topic of EL licence for Serbian teams, not only as your first question to Mr Motejunas, but rather your first 4-5 questions. You are a true black&white supporter in your heart, whether you can admit it publicly or not.
I follow basketball for the last 40 years, being a son of a professional basketball coach I lived in several European countries, and only in Greece I lived for 13 years. I've witnessed live many derbies, including Olympiacos-PAO, but I must say that the best ones were definitely Partizan-Zvezda and PAOK-Aris in Thessaloniki. Too bad those two teams lack the money to be relevant in European basketball of today, but as for the atmosphere and love of the game, experiencing that derby in the Alexandrio Hall was - something else. And I'm talking about the 90's and early 00's, when both in Thessaloniki and Belgrade the arenas used to be packed with fans of BOTH teams, divided 50-50% between the two clubs. Having fans of just the home team doesn't allow for the true experience of a derby.
Regardless of myself being a Partizan fan whose father was a Crvena Zvezda coach and supporter (he coached even Lietuvos Rytas and was 1st, above Žalgiris, when got fired because of his "big mouth"), if we're talking about the interest of Euroleague itself, the two Belgrade clubs should definitely get the EL licence, at least temporarily for a period of 3 years. After 3 years, it can be reconsidered. If one compares the image the Serbian clubs bring to EL to some clubs like Asvel or ALBA, or even Valencia, the difference is humongous. We understand that passion and fan bases are no match for money, but even so Serbia brings a lot to basketball... From the times of Yugoslavia, it has been a factory of basketball talent and titles (Petrović, Divac, Kukoč, Jugoplastika as a 3-peat Euro Champion, multiple Mundobasket and Eurobasket gold medals, NBA MVP, NBA Champion, etc.). Such a talent plantation or nursery like the former Yugoslavia must be a part of European basketball, forever. Just like Lithuania.
Having 2 clubs from Germany, a traditionally football country, won't promote basketball anywhere. But bringing back Russian clubs would. It's a market of 150 million people and geographically half the world. Russian clubs should not be punished because of politics, just like Maccabi is not being (and should not be) punished for the current Gaza genocide. Just like the Russian tennis players keep playing in the ATP tour, even without the Russian flag showing. Euroleague could be expanded to 20-24 teams, so that both Dubai and London join, for financial reasons. It could be divided in 4 groups, for example, or some other way which would allow for the league to function and prosper, while bringing in more revenues. When there's a will there is a way.
Keep politics out, keep the history and the soul of basketball in Euroleague.
The way the Euroleague treats Serbian clubs is shameful!! Serbia, where basketball has been played for over 100 years, apart from all the possible successes and medals it has won, the playing talents and accomplished MVP players on all meridians that it has given to basketball, as well as the basketball experts with 'heroic characteristics', who have done an immense amount for the European and world basketball, is so sidelined in the Euroleague that it borders on impudence.
Names such as Nebojša Popović, Bora Stanković, Radomir Šaper, Aleksandar Nikolić, Ranko Žeravica, Radivoj Korać, Božidar Maljković, Svetislav Pešić, Dušan Duda Ivković and others who raised basketball from scratch in many countries of Europe and the world, without whom basketball cannot be imagined not only in Serbia, but also in Greece, Turkey, Germany... there are so many gave to European basketball, selflessly elevating and building it to become what basketball is today.
Today, the picture is no different, there are so many young Serbian coaches all over the world, including the NBA (where, throughout history, by far the most players after the USA came from Serbia, and the first coach outside the USA is also from Serbia - Igor Kokoškov), who selflessly help that basketball continues to grow and be loved if possible at least partially like in Serbia.
In addition to all of the above, Serbian clubs certainly did not deserve this kind of treatment. I mean everything from EL management, EL marketing, including judges who treat Serbian clubs like orphans. Is it possible that everything has become just money, spin and selfish lobbies? Is there at least some honor left in basketball?!
This dude is f shame of basketball, dont respect anything. If we spoke at the moment we have best coach Zeljko Obradovic, best player in the world Nikola Jokic, best fan base in the world of basketball, we have been 2 on world cup with national team last year, and we dont have any club in Euroleauge, wtf this dude spokeeeee 40 min, he is shameeeee for EL, disrespect to all things that you spoke and me also.
It's about your fans mostly. A lot of news e.t.c doesn't recommend even visiting Partizan or Zvezda games. Just think how bad marketing is that as a whole Euroleague. Regular fans who travels with team doesn't go because of ur security and dangerous fans. Just think how Euroleague teams have to feel when they're playing there. It's good that u're basketball country but even you with clear mind should understand that.
@@ananasaz2696 :)))))) ahahahhaah, LOL, what can I say, no comment. You have video on this exact channel, when guys from basketnews been in Belgrade, and time which they spend there, and HOW DANGEROUS IS AREEEEE, BOUUUU, AAHAHAHAHH, inform yourself. People from all around world come to feel and experince that atmospehere, you have bunch videos on youtube, also about Belgrade and our people, and how dangerous we are, BOUUUU, run, I am gonna eat you.
@@ananasaz2696 last week we throw on floor lots of bear, I know its dangerous, a lot of kids was there with there familes, verryyyy dangerous place to be.
@@ananasaz2696 What kind of fans?! This is exactly one of the spins, which is exaggerated in order to justify what I wrote about?! Serbia is one of the safest countries in Europe, and also one of the most hospitable to guests/foreigners. After all, look at the matches of Zvezda or Partizan in Belgrade, there are a lot of children under 10 in the audience who come with their parents, some even bring babies to the game. Do you think they are crazy to expose their children to danger, if it really is as it is made out to be?
The arena holds over 20,000 seats... There is always a certain part of the stands in the hall where the more ardent fans go (Red Star - north, Partizan - south), but you can't go there even if you wanted to, because they know each other, they agree on choreographies, songs, etc... For everyone else who would like to follow the game, there is another 3/4 of the hall (or another 18,000 seats), where there have never been any problems.
According to what he is saying EL criteria is, Virtus certainly fulfils all or most of them, they do have fans, they proved themselves, winning Eurocup, building on that, having a fantastic season etc... But what about Monaco and their empty arena? Or Asvel and Alba? They are always last, they don't have big fanbase, Asvel even built a new arena only to return to the old one as it was empty. They don't like sugar daddy projects? What is Asvel? They are a club run by Tony Parker and friends which will cease to exist as soon as Tony gets bored. They want sustainable clubs? You can't have sustainable clubs in unsustainable competition... Every single EL club is sustained either by sugar daddy, football club or state, none of that is certain, but security lies in fanbases, if a club has a large fanbase there will always be interest to invest... And most EL clubs don't have that... EL CEO is just bullshitting us...
All correct but Serbia has no money and that's their main problem. They look at GDP rather than tradition, basketball heritage or atmosphere. Dont get me wrong I personally wish that Euroleague collapses as a private entity and someone like FIBA/ULEB organizes a fair competition based on the qualifications.
@@zikaperic2133 Both Serbian clubs have competitive budgets last 2 seasons, certainly bigger then Alba or Zalgiris and probably bigger then Bayern or Asvel, and probably on par with Valencia and Baskonia...
@@draganmarkovic491you dont look at the current budget of clubs; you look at the market at large, GDP, purchasing power.
HAHAAH this dude just said " i don"t like plastic clubs that are spending milions and making teams from nowhere", and the next sentance was "dubai will probabbly play el" 😂 what a clown
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Surprised nobody mentioned CSKA Moscow situation. As for Virtus, Partizan, and Cvezda, they all belong in the Euroleague and have proved it recently and historically.
The Euroleague official says he does not like "sugar daddy" money...What the hell is Dubai money if not new money/sugar daddy money?
Exactly, ahahahah, really funny
@@vukmirkovic2567 They are sustaing projects they don't run away and flee they are for the long term. Partizan and Red Star are broke the entire Bulkan block cannot sustain these teams let alone being market for growth.
@@ifldiscovery8500 best player in the world Nikola Jokic, best coach in the world Zeljko Obradovic, best fans in the world, won 2 place at world cup last year, and that how influence Serbia have on basketball in this moment. And that Serbia dont have any A licence in EL, and Spain will have 4 for exaample, 5 if Gran Canaria didnt leave, and u say that is normal? Wtf you are talking about?!
@@vukmirkovic2567 Jokic ran away from Serbia cuz it's poor and broke and makes no money. He would not be in the NBA if it had no cash.
Partizan and Red Star must to have A licence in Euroleague, thay have a biggest army of fans. Best atmosphere and both are stabile. Dubai is in the Asia, why then Peking an Tokio dont play euroleaugue... That is silly
because Pekin and Tokyo too far away from Europe to participate in the Euroleague. Tel Aviv also in Asia. if Maccabi could participate why not Dubai👌
@@mda990Maccabi have won 6 euroleagues, Dubaï doesn't even have a basketball team and probably doesn't know what basketball is in the first place.
@@xiale22 noone did know what basketball is in the first place. they want to grow bb culture in Dubai. and they want to invest in European basketball. it is a win-win case for the game. and a smart investment for the both side
If Zvezda and Partizan had A-licenses. This would mean that those two clubs could easily join the fight to win that competition. It's not easy to bring players on time every year when you don't know if your club will play that competition next year.
EL should be story for itself. NBA is story for itself. Serbia deserves 2 clubs in EL because it is succesfull basketball country. Both Partizan and Zvezda are more than competetive in EL and atmosphere in Stark Arena is electric. This is what EL fans wants to see more
You guys don't need to watch 40 min, the point is: Money Money Money. Thats why he wants Dubai and London, people who don't even know the number of players on the court.
A London Euroleague team would bring in tourist fans and at least London is in Europe. It seems crazy to have non European teams in something called the Euroleague. I don't agree with Dubai or Israeli teams playing in European competitions or even the eurovision song contest!
@@beegnutz it wouldnt though. look at the state of the british basketball league, and british teams have played in european competitions before and its always failed. brits might turn up for the spectation of an nba game but euroleague? lol nah. and nba isnt even popular or established here despite having a presence in london for 30 years. the nfl has blown past it in both germany and the uk.
The core basketball is beside other places in SERBIA! All medals prove this. All players around the world prove it.
London is not a core basketball place, and will never be. The same goes for Dubai.
Euroleague is unfortunately based only on money. In Belgrade you have two good clubs, you have two unconditional armies of fans that last for decades, and you have an atmosphere, but there is no money in Serbia.
Serbia is a basketball powerhouse, it was, and will always be. It deserves two places in the Euroleague, there is no doubt.
And this guy sees a flare as a first thing. The flare is a wrong thing for sure and it should not happen. But if it is the first thing he sees, then maybe he is not the right person for the chair he sits in.
If Zvezda and Partizan had A-licenses. This would mean that those two clubs could easily join the fight to win that competition. It's not easy to bring players on time every year when you don't know if your club will play that competition next year.
Thank you again Donatas for asking the right questions, especially about getting A licence.
However, as usual very disappointing answers from Euroleague officials. In short, he says that shareholders decides and there are basically very vague rules (or no rules). Also they dont give a shit about the atmosphere and having a basketball heritage. Instead they want London and Dubai, places that dont know even what are the rules of basketball. So their vision is to be a washout development/retiring league for NBA players.
I wish somehow FIBA takes over this private enterprise and organizes a fair competition based on qualifications likes Champions League.
This is called business, welcome snowflake ;)
A licence for PARTIZAN AND RED STAR, we don't want to watch clash of titans ALBA vs ASVEL.
Why don't you say nicely that money plays a role...
Where is the respect for tradition?
Partizan was the champion, Partizan had such fans in the 70s, 80s and 90s, and some members of the team didn't even exist!
The star comes from the land of basketball.
What does Dubai have to do with Europe?
Money will spoil everything!!!!
Bro is talking about showing good results to deserve the spot, I have a question for Paulius Motiejunas.
What did Asvel and Alba do to deserve to play every year in Euroleague?
Just big markets and money. In all honesty, Alba is there simply because it is in Berlin. I love Berlin but the club seems lost and a much better role would be suited in the Eurocup where they will be on the same level as Gran Canaria, and ULM . Asvel is in the same position. If they want another French club, just add the Paris one. It will bring much more excitement and the club seems to be developing quite well in Eurocup. If they want to keep it to 18 teams league and want Dubai in, thats fine. Keep both Serbian teams, relegate ALBA and Asvel to Eurocup and eventually add the London Lions who seem to be growing as an organization too. This will be the perfect mix. 3 big markets with lots of money - Paris, London and Dubai and preserve teams with identity like the Serbian ones. The ones relegated will fare much better in Eurocup.
@@rosenvasilev4219 I appreciate your feedback and thoughts on the matter. However the competition is caled EUROleague not quite sure why we would need a team from Dubai? Might as well change the name... In my opinion its very sad that Serbian teams have to earn their spot through competition in ABA league where 4-5 more nations are competing so technically Serbian teams dont have any spot unless they win in the league, and only one team can go. While German, French, Italian countries immediately have 2 teams granted in.
Regarding London Lions I dont even want to talk about, how is this even possible, they dont even play basketball over there nor their is audience for it. Its a country with 0 aspirations for basketball or history.
Lets face it, Paulius Motiejunas has one agenda in his mind and thats keeping all the western countries aka NATO countries in the competition and his goal is making money.
Also talking about money, dont top tier clubs each year lose so much money. I heard madrid and barca lost $20m+
Partizan and Zvezda A licence*
Cibona and Yugoplastika also!
If a team has to prove that they belong to Euroleague, how the heck did Dubai do that? Through Eurocup? Cmoooon be transparent!!!
Proved it with 150,000,00euros to the euroleauge pocket
Such a hypocrite. Talked about sugar daddyes and then talks positive about Dubai. Money talks.
In translation Serbian teams wont get A licence because we are one poor country and not very intresting market to sell their products. Doesnt matter if our country is basketball nation.
💯 Serbian clubs can play in Borislav Stankovic’s fiba tournaments 🤝
tbh thats where zalgiris should go. @@vikabudre
Hello from Greece! Donatas I love your work!❤(even if you seemed a bit disappointed from the answers you got in this video 😉)
a) I don't like this guy, his answers are ridiculous. Whenever he answers he is nonelastic to any fan demands and for the most part he is actually giving politician-like answers, avoiding the issue (we are looking into it, we are in discussions etc). I don't think he even watches basketball (he escapes the question saying he was flying), and his answers have everything to do with $$$.
b) The NBA model is unreachable as it is completely connected to college basketball, draft and closed league system. Also the popularity is nowhere near each other.
Trying to make a very rough calculation, NBA revenue last season was about $100 billion. Let's assume Euroleague was about €10 billion (highly doubtable). So if the salary cap is about $135 million, salary cap in Euroleague should be about €13-15 million (lol). Imagine what that would mean for the league's attractiveness for the players. Nobody would want to come play to a league paying that low with such a packed schedule, high energy games and low salaries.
Here in European basketball we have the Euro-dependent system. If somebody pays the league first then "welcome aboard next season", if somebody only gives money building a team, "not so welcome" - "needs to show consistency" etc... Waiting for the name to change to Euro-UAE league. Never was there any suggestion for a dubai team entering UEFA Champions League for example, why is that?
c) I am fully against war, against any country's invasion to another etc. The way russian teams and Maccabi are differently treated fro the same issue (war) is a disgrace. Given the fact that russians were banned, Maccabi should have also been banned from the league. Absolutely unfair.
d) Serbian teams should have long term contracts (I don't like them team-wise as I am a Panathinaikos ☘ fan 😛 but totally respect them basketball-wise).
Good comment bro.
If donates have called you in podcast, you would have destroyed this silly CEO only with this facts. Cheers from Serbia.
The best and most painless solution is to expand the league to 20-22 teams, divide it into two tables and everyone is satisfied... Fewer games, which means fewer injuries. Zvezda and Partizan have brought something new to the Euroleague since they are in the league together, I see no reason why only one club would be in EL while the other would be in EC, because both clubs have shown ambitions. As for that Dubai, if I were to ask myself, I would never include them in the league because the people are not a basketball country, let's not lie, if that project comes to fruition, we will be watching everything except local players from the Emirates. Isn't it better to bring back CSKA, which has a tradition, Hapoel, some team from LTU, or another Greek or Turkish team.
Dividing in to divisions would be stupid everybody wants more games, more games=more money cska has no tradition its dirby club
@@nesakysiu12Shut up if you are lead by hate and have nothing to say.
@@borivojejasic9934 yeah i hate cska because its ruzzian club and ruzzia is terrorist country...
would you say same thing about London Lions?? dont include them because Britain is not a basketball country..
and if they were to kick zalgiris out u would cry like a lil bit*h @@nesakysiu12
Money money money… 0 love for basketball… this guy is speaking alot yet not saying anything….
He is always like that, irrelevant interviews
literally, i watched 10 minutes and felt like everything he said was just yeah we like Belgrade but they have no money to give us, yeah this market is interesting but this market has more potential (money)...Hell. U have Alba for almost 5 seasons and they have been in the last 3 spots in 4 out of those 5 years. Asvel as well. And i remember how they treated Khimki, just like they treat Dubai now, and what happened to Khimki? Money is not the main guarantee of sustainability. And he also contradicted himself in multiple occasions. Wish all the worst to people like him.@@sheva616x
I'd like to hear his reasoning on why Maccabi is allowed to play when they kicked out Russian teams immediately
lol well if u take a look at western media u will find ur answer. Apparently Russians are terrorists but jews and israelis are not. Jews who tortured Palestinians for decades and took their land. Jewish lobby is too strong ig
Israel was attacked. Russia did the attacking. It is not similar at all.
@@jdam6017 ahhahahaha are you drugged?Russia attacked?Go seek help
yes!
typical double standards of the west
@@jdam6017 Israel was not attacked Hamas was carrying out an operation like Israel does.
Don't forget what happend with Khimki and Darussafaka. Don't be sure that smth like that will not happen to Monaco, Virtus, Armani, Valencia...
As a Panathinaikos fan i dislike both zvezda and partizan , but cmon man , you cannot talk about sugar daddies and take dubai to euroleague instantly with no basketball culture.Even now you have clubs like alba which constantly fail.The serbs are constantly above average , it is completely unfair.Even besiktas and psg deserve it more than dubai
well done, donatas! questions are awesome and from every euroleague fan. but ceo is just a shame for the league. i'm asking what for he gets paid? every answer is we will see. see what? would fener lose the homecourt advantage against macabi - we will see?! with those people in the top management the euroleague is going to lose everything unique
Give A-Licence for Partizan and Zvezda !!!
I think Euroleague has to be like the old Champions cup with the winner of the most important national champions and a qualify round with the runners-up of every championship or something like that to complete the tournament at the start (like qulifying methods of European cups in football). No to shits like extra-european teams, it’s untraditional
I understand money is important and yes it can help in many ways but Dubai has no business in the League! Dont even think of it, it will ruin the League! Find your money elsewhere!
if they could they would make league with Fenerbahce, Efes, Barca, Real, Maccabi, Alba, Asvel, Paris, London, Sheffield, Manchester, Hamburg, Dubai, Bayern, Monaco, maybe another Turkish team and maybe some new project from Germany/France. They dont care about basketball at all. They dont see Euroleague as a long term project i think, they just want to make as much money as possible for themselves until nobody watches Euroleague anymore and it collapses. Parasites.
lot of people said they will stop watching euroleague cuz of Dubai. euroleague fans are fans with basetball on first place and there is a lot of teams who can grow from eurocup and champs league to watch here😢
Motiejunas answers are really not good enough. I love Donatas but I wish he pushed him more.
1. We cant be possibly discussing Dubai while Partizan and Red Star future are not secure. Its a disgrace to European basketball.
2. Why is Macabbi still in the league when the russian teams are banned
Why Turkish teams still in the league is the right question
They aren't even in europe
Its not about money, Dubai and London joining hahahahaah this guy is a joke 😂
Thank u for everything Donatas🤝 ur guest gave some silly answers.
It is painful to listen this, an insult to an intelligent mind.
What makes me watch good basketball game? Answear that?
Tons contradictions in this interview.
Others deserve to be in Euroleague(he said), what is the parameters we talking about ,so we all can evaluate who deserves heehhehhe
20k arena empties in less than 5 min, talking about safety. Did u measure that and compared to other so " watched areana "? As far as I am aware it is more healthy to stand than sit, 😂
I don't like "sugar dady" project hehehe . What is Asvel?
It is about market place?(he said) Are u aware of the size of the CZ and Partizan fans base and that they are not only in Serbia. Have u done survey or get public opinion to see what real basketball followers want to watch in Euroleagueu
France, Germany and UK don‘t have any tradition in basketball! The majority of people there haven‘t seen a single basketball game ever. Of course the potential is huge, but at the same time it doesn‘t make any sense to try to expand there when there are no people interested in basketball. You should bring back russian teams. They have the tradition and the money to take the euroleague further. If Maccabi can play in the EL, why can‘t any russian team, too? Those are double standards…
Euro Basketball is based on tradition and the love to the sport. Bring in Teams from non-basketball counties and screw the teams that made the euroleague big and you‘ll lose big time in the long run. Just remember, everyone wants to see the Derby in Belgrade, the El-Classico in Spain or the greek derby, but no one wants to see an El-Arabico in Dubai😂
If you think russian teams and maccabi should be treated the same way, look up the acronym of cska, they are literally a club of the soviet army
@@adamjasinski1463 I don‘t care. Motiejunas told Urbonas multiple times in the interview that he doesn‘t like politics, yet the Euroleague sets double standards. I don‘t want to justify what either country is doing nor I‘m interested in it. But obviously it‘s okay for the euroleague to punish the teams from one country and look away when it comes to a team from another country.
@@patrikkondic83 If you don't care, don't complain that there are double standarts
@@adamjasinski1463 You clearly didn‘t understand. I don‘t care what CSKA means. It‘s just a name and the players as well as the club just play basketball. They‘re not involved in any sort of politics. Neither should the Euroleague. Sport should unite and not divide, especially in times like this.
The sole criteria is 'show me the money'.
You are from Asia and want to play Europe competition... how? 150 mil eur? You are welcome of course.
I would just want to know how come Dubai, Monaco or Asvel are more sustainable than Zvezda and Partizan? These 2 are the clubs that exist for 70 years and is there any more sustainable investor from the public companies of some state? Most clubs can't earn a shit and they are dependent by someone (football clubs, rich individuals, public companies) who loose money - which sustainability? Euroleague will loose popularity with this sterile clubs instead of the most passionate, and of course loose the money at the end.
We can see with this interview that CEO Paulius Motiejunas only think about money, not about fans and atmosphere.
Shame on him!
We are fans and people not $
Euroleague-money league.
Balkan counties and Lithuania are only true basketball countries n Europe. The whole Ex Yu has only one team. Before 10years it was champion of Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia. Now its only one team, champion of the ABA league.
How many NBA players have Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, BiH, Macedonia and Serbia. How many titles for World Champion, Europe champion, Olympic medals, club champions of Europe?
And all of them have only one team, other is wild card, for this season.
Those countries are poor , thats the problem for you.
Exactly. I personally wish that Euroleague collapses as a private entity and someone like FIBA/ULEB organizes a fair competition based on the qualifications.
Isn't that the basketball champions league? I think fiba has that started@@zikaperic2133
This dude is f shame!
What breaches? What a hell is talking about?!
Half of the league are "sugar daddy" teams. He talks about that he dont like that kind of teams and then he want Dubai next year. He is hillarious. Talking about sustainability? How much money every team earns from playing EL? Biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barça after every season announce that they are in debt for millions of euros. What is he talking about then? Euroleague is just about talking money, clubs do not profit, so they want Dubai to boost them up... This guy is a joke. And this is first minus for you Urbodo! Not even one good question
Euroleague is not a charity.
Coming from a household where BC Partizan has been cherished and worshipped for decades, I do see the problem with sustainability of our two clubs. However, the only thing you cant buy is passion. And would be good to find ways how to keep, as the French say, both the butter and the money for the butter. I am pretty sure there are ways. On the other hand, would be also beneficial for us if the Serbian state would finally leave the ownership of both clubs and to find ways to organize it as a sport society with membership cards being payable etc etc etc. I really think there s a lot of space for a compromise and Mr Motiejunas seems aware of the situation.
Having Asvel or german teams instead of serbian teams is a complete joke. Both Asvel and Alba are complete joke, they bury their euroleague season even before it starts they bring very little to the competition. I can guarantee that any fan apart from theirs forget that they exist until they see their team trash it. I am no fan of neither serbian teams, but as a fan of basketball it would be major insult to see Zvezda and Partisan go, while Alba, Asvel and Bayern stay.
Partizan and Zvezda only teams can compete in Euroleague from Serbia
OSVOJICEMO EUROLIGU I MORACE DA NAM PUSE KURAC ! 🖤🤍
Why not invent the system the last two Teams move down
-more competition = more views =more money
I don’t unterstand how he talks about sugar daddies and than about Dubai hahaha
I agree with having Paris and London in EL
But I don’t know why there are 4 teams from Spain
But I really think moving down the last 2 teams brings a few good changes
Also making the Euro cup more attractive
This guy is a joke, like all euroleague management. You want to have sustainable clubs or new clubs to prove themselves before they enter into the league, but you want Abu Dhabi in the league. New club who didn't play any league, it's not sustainable and doesn't have fan base. hypocrisy...
Short horor story 🤣🤣🤣 dubai ,pariz 🤣🤣 dubai europe??????????????????? Change name 🤣 of ligue
brother, when he was talking about club requirements to enter Euroleague or get A license, to have sustainable history, sports results which Zvezda and Partizan do have, why you didn't ask him how all of that doesn't apply on new form club Abu Dhabi they want to enter in the league. You were not prepared, or you avoid that question on purpose?
If teams like Alba and Asvel deserve wild card more than zvezda and partizan than euroleague is joke
Tbh i would love mega to play in euroleague
Mega could become like a gleague ignite of europe where they displays the level of young talents and maybe didnt really mind the standings so much
The layout of Euroleague TV is awful and it's a shame that in the year 2024, the games are not broadcasted in 60fps.
I'd rather watch the highlights in 50fps on the skweek channel on youtube than the ugly streams on Euroleague TV
Is that club in Dubai even formed? 😂 Does it exist as of today? 😂 This CEO is joke
Just to make 1 thing clear: Euroleague needs Dubai, Dubai doesn’t need Euroleague.
My idea about refereeing: I know they are human and they commit mistakes, I accept this part, however sometimes we get angry for the difference of criteria on both sides, for the difference of respect some players and teams get. Sometimes Euroleague admitted officially the mistake on a bad call, so take this way. After each round, revise and admit to the, at least, clear committed mistakes, audited by other referees, maybe anonimously or by a referee committee. Then at the end if I see that statically every team gets more or less a similar ratio of mistaken calls, then normal fans would stop talking about conspirations, lobbies, different treatment... They will just accept a bad call as part of the game that happens to every team.
So we don't want sugar daddy projects but Asvel is OK.. And their results are good hahhahaha what a joke.. All about money
This dude is f shame for EL, Serbia who in this moment have best coach in the world Zeljko Obradovic, who have best player in the world Nikola Jokic, who have best fans base in the world, and who won 2 place at world cup last year, and dont want to speak about history, which is after Usa, best basketball country in the world. Only make facts in this exact moment. That Serbia dont have any A licence team in EL, non, zero. I will said again this dude is f joke.
Hahahahhahahahha you say don't like sugar daddy and than accept Dubai to play in next season, cmon maaan😂, be serious
Sugar daddy dubai will be hear for 100 years they won't off like russian mafia.
Add a rule so referee's calls could be overturned like in nba
6:32 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
can someone explain to me some things ? how is virtus or monaco or alba or asvel market more valuable to euroleague than those of serbian clubs ? areont those two clubs one of most watched clubs in whole of euroleague? both in game and by tv, intertned and what not. I realize its hard to have two belgrade clubs with current format and with 18 teams. But to have 2 german clubs, 2 french and now maybe even 3. TO have lithuanain club and not serbian is jsut crazy on so many levels
You need explanation on why France and Germany markets is more valuable then Serbia? Where is the potential market growth in Serbia? I'm not saying they deserve more, but from business perspective its so clear.
what's wrong with Lithuanian club? Zalgiris is the only club in entire Baltic/Nordic region, and has one of the best attendances, soldouts after soldouts, we have deep basketball culture in country. I don't say Serbia don't, both Serbian clubs definitely are good fit to the league, even with shady money from rashka
how is it crazy to have a lithuanian club? First of all, Look at the results of zalgiris and tell me that alba or asvel deserves zalgiris spot more. Second of all look at the history of the club, the fan base, the infrastructure and tell me, that dont deserve a spot in the euroleague.
From business perspective i can tell that average serbian will spend more money on watching basketball then average frenchman
@@nikola1268 on beer in arena? 😀 very good business head i see. Lets also not forget that president of euroleague is serbian, somehow he is not involved ? 😀
Complete BS!!! dubai get license and get rid of clubs that have history and hugeeee fan base + good results, serbian teams done more for the league then most of the clubs!! its all about the money! plus we helped izraeli teams to play in our gyms. Thanks EUROLEAGUE!!
This is deeply concerning. Bro is talking about proving yourself 3-5 years in eurocup, it's not about money but longevity, and than talks about Dubai and UK. Dubai don't even have a team, and uk is nowhere near Euroleague level. This is scarry and frightenning, the lack of direction and standard.
they can get players with competitive salary, very easy.
It's all about the "ka-ching" sound for these businessmen and not for the love of the game and actually having a competition for the top European Pro Ball Clubs... heck there are 3 Non-European Clubs in the Euroleague
What Euroleague fail to understand is definition of the "long term" that they are using in almost every interview they give. If you don't have basketball culture you will not have long term projects, it is that simple. You can pour money, resources, artificial media interest, players, it doesn't really matter, it is always going to be short term wonder that will fade in time. It is not the money that made Partizan and Red Star powerhouses of the European basketball for decades, it is the basketball culture that produces strategies, strategies produces tools, tools produces human resources (coaches, players, officials, fans, etc.). To complain about longevity of the big Serbian clubs is laughable, for the last half of the century these clubs, together with other former Yugoslavia clubs, shaped the European basketball in so many ways that it is hard to calculate. You can go to Greece, Turkey, Germany, France or Italy, all legitimate basketball nations, and ask basketball people there to name the most influential coaches who elevated their basketball to a present level, you will come up with the names such as Aleksandar Nikolic, Bogdan Tanjevic, Duda Ivkovic, Svetislav Pesic, Bozidar Maljkovic, Zeljko Obradovic etc. Of the present competitors in Euroleague, only Lithuania and Spain can claim their own philosophy (considering Maccabi is more American-like product) and their own unique ways in basketball development.
Long story short, basketball will always have a special place in Belgrade, but never in places like London, for example. You can invest as much as you want to expand to that market and it will be a wasted money, because for them it will be a toy they will play with for some time and than turn their attention to something that better represent their sport culture and interest. And it is OK, different regions have different preferences for different sports. I bet in my life that whatever you create anywhere where you want to expand in order to get some quick money, those products will be long dead and Red Star and Partizan will still play good basketball, compete and produce premiere players and coaches. And, of course, have a packed gyms no matter how big these gyms are. If Euroleague is at all interest in their product, which is or should be primarily basketball, they would know that for some time.
He doesn’t like sugar daddy teams, but making from Euroleague sugar daddy competition by involving Dubai in league, just because of money that they will put in league and their pockets.
Ok, he say for licence you need high budget, big fan base, and competitive teams and it’s important how you grown the league… I would like to know how Alba and Asvel grown the league, except every team in EL grown theirs winning score after matches with them? Results 0, there is not clue of some ambitions if you don’t count that they are fighting to don’t be last in the league. Rosters more appropriate for Eurocup, fan base 0… And that teams are in league before Partizan, Virtus and Zvezda? Partizan in first year back in EL has more wins then Asvel and Alba in last two consecutive seasons together.
Monaco, ok they have very good team, but they for whole season collect fans as Partizan for like two matches. Partizan has more fans in away games then Monaco in their own arena.
This guy obviously doesn’t know what he speaking. He has” wanna be Bartomeu” speeches… He have not idea how to grown their own brand, and he think he will do it with UAE money.
My friend, you already have quality competition, and your only one solution to secure budget for league is to throw out one European team and sell the place to UAE team? Well done…
Sports are about the fans! Always have been. Anything that goes around that fact is a terrible crime against sport. They are making terrible mistake adding Dubai (obviously it’s only for financial gain as they offered oil money) and talking nonsense to people’s faces who love and understand basketball is beyond hypocrisy. The other huge mistake is adding UK basketball teams. I have friends in England and Scotland. They have zero interest for basketball. Ask 100 people on the street to name you one single basketball player, any player and you will be shocked. So that’s just another hypocrite move lead by greed for money as those teams can only offer money. If they want to extend the league, and try to copy NBA, then it has to be done like that on a lower level. You need 30 teams, you need 2 conferences, and Top 8 from both would go to Play Off. Western conference would be Spain, Italy, Germany, France, UK, etc and Eastern conference would be Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Russia, etc. It would make so much more sense. Adding Dubai and making these raw, unethical moves is going to be a big failure.
Dude are you f crazy, Serbia who is with Spain dominating Europe thru history, and derby who is biggest in the world of basketball, and you compare that with Monaco and Virtus, its really funny, is shameeeeee f shameeee that Partizan, and Zvezda are not A licence, and Alba and Asvel are. When you spoke that lot about market and improvment, and future market, just see how much views have on clip Serbian derby?!!!! What market you spoke?!!! Are you normal?!!! Last year all basketball world talk about that derby, and fans, in Usa also. Its really funny, give Partizan and Zvezda A licence, Serbia that big basketball country dont have any, its f shameeeeee.
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This man only thinks about money not sport. Arrogant and greedy.
I am assembling an European Camel Racing team for the league in Dubai. We got no camels for training so we train with donkeys. If you know someone who got Camels in Europe it would help.
What a non answer on the refereeing 😂
Paulius again Motiejunas!
ZVEZDA!
euroleagu mafia 💲👔🏧
How much for play? How much money for 🏆?
ECA and ULEB are the worst things that happened to European basketball
And FIBA is worst thing that happened to basketball :)
Dubai have more money that's what's Euroleague interested in, all about money. No one of Euroleague cares about the heart of the game.
8:33 bro is describing Asvel
They even dont know whats basketball in Dubai 😢 same as London story... same as Handball worldchampionship in Qatar..when Qatar played with foreign Legion players, bec they dont have ...
Nothing about outdated F4 and making semis and finals series instead??
So much bs and demagogue. Brings everything to money and market. Real sport stop to exist long times ago.
I don't believe in sugar daddy teams -> welcome Dubai
How we came to situation that this person is in top management of europena basketball. Silly CEO "paulius suggar daddy motijeunas"
Dubai is your sugar daddy!
Instead of opening you are closing eurolegue, you should have 15 countries like for example Belgium or Finland, look at their fans they can full arenas, - Finland national team or final of fiba league in Belgium. who will watch basketball in UK and in France who will watch in Paris , ok in smaller cities in France but in Paris. For example Asvel opens new arena and in one month they come back to old arena, they don't watch basketball. Handball is more popular Rugby in France, Serbia,ex yu republics, Turkey, Greece, Germany, France like this nothing more, Spain, Russia must came back, Italy, Israel, Lithuania,ect. Don't look only for money, UK will be disaster, they watch football only, France only small basketball cities like Limoges. You should look like football Champions league, Europa League, conference league. In basketball it should be Eurolegue, Fiba league and euro cup and teams should go from one to another league based on results not like Alba and Asvel they are always last. And you should have 3 big leagues going up and down and for 3 league teams that goes out , they should be replaced with teams that have the best results in theirs league, some kind of ranking- but you like Eurolegue should think how. Don't look for money only think wider it should be more interesting .
CEO doesnt know anything about baskettball. The only thing he knows about is money. Ask yourself who is going to watch DUBAIs gamaes. Look at final series last year Real- Partizan and tell us what can be better than these 5 games. Your common goal is to sarcrifice real teams for 150m dollars or euros.
He has complexes because Partizan always defeats Zalgiris...
What are you talking about 😂 Zalgiris was nearly bankrupt, and he built everything from scratch, and after he became CEO of EL he left all things of Zalgiris to another owner, so he doesn't have interest against Partizan...
so if the logic is there are goo clubs outside the euroleague also. Then kick out asvel alba , zaligiris why not ?. Whats the point of having 5 spanish 5 turkish clubs in "euroleague". So you want to expnd league into many markets, but when it comes to serbian clubs, instant argument is , yeah belgrade is very important but you need to look at other clubs as well virtus monaco etc. Cmon its just bullshit
There are not 5 Turkish clubs in EL! Only two clubs, who were the EL founders: Fener and Efes.
@@codingstyle9480 i know there arent 5 turkish clubs. I said it in a way to bring 5 turkish and 5 spanish clubs. And to kick those from smaller countries
@@TheRedline2 his argument was that there are other clubs who can take spot of Belgrade teams. Imagine not having 1 of thise clubs in euroleague for sake of paris london dubai or more spanish and tukish clubs. Its disgrace
@@filipmaric5951Ok then.
@@filipmaric5951kickout Zalgiris? Euroleague champions? You crazy. Zvezda is small club compared to Zalgiris. When zvezda was champion? When last time zvezda reach playoffs? Other than good fanbase zvezda can’t show anything more why they should have A license
I don't understand why Maccabi should still be able to play in the Euroleague while the Russian teams are not. Bring back the Russian teams and don't even think about adding a team from Dubai.
Maccabi isn't even in europe
This man is bad CEO for future of euroleague
People nobody is throwing out Serbian clubs lisen with your ears he just said what Serb clubs still need to prove with finantial stability to get A license
Yes, they are kicking out the Serbian teams from the league. It's just a matter of whether it will happen this year or next year. The management of both clubs is aware of this and they are going public with it. They have also mentioned the possibility of CSKA returning. Zvezda and Partizan will be out of the league soon.