Tatum: NBA Europe will provide three times the resources of EuroLeague

NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum made a bold assessment of the financial gains for clubs that will take part in the NBA Europe project. According to Tatum, these clubs will receive three times the resources that EuroLeague plans to distribute to teams over a 10-year period.

The comparison highlighted the financial gap between the two organizations. EuroLeague's distribution amount in its 10-year plan was used as the benchmark in Tatum's statement. The revenue NBA Europe would provide to clubs was described as three times that figure.

The statement did not specify which clubs will join NBA Europe, what items the revenue will consist of, or what the calculation is based on. As these details become clearer, the project's appeal for clubs can be assessed more concretely.

Tatum's remarks added a new data point to the discussion about the revenue model for clubs in European basketball. The statement suggests that financial conditions may be decisive in clubs' future choices.