Turkish Federation will allow teams to rejoin EuroCup from next season: We can’t say ‘No’
Galatasaray and Darussafaka Dogus unlikely to play in EuroLeague next season, will be free to join EuroCup
The General Coordinator of the Turkish Basketball Federation, Omer Onan, says that Turkish team will be allowed to rejoin EuroCup from next season.
Turkey has four teams in EuroLeague (Fenerbahce, Efes, Darussafaka Dogus and Galasaray) and no teams in EuroCup.
But from the 2017-2018 campaign, the Turkish team will be free to play in EuroCup, if they ask to do that.
Onan spoke with TRT Spor (via EuroHoops): I know that Darussafaka wants a lot to play in EuroLeague. But it’s difficult if the league stay with 16 teams. Galatasaray played in EuroLeague this year because they won the EuroCup last year. If this (format) continue like that they can’t play in EuroLeague too. It think that, these two high quality teams should have the right to choose. Unlike the federation before us, we are against any imposition. This is same for ULEB and FIBA. For next year, if Darussafaka Doguş and ask for EuroCup participation, we can’t say ‘No’. Nobody could have done this to Spain, Lithuania or Russia. Such an imposition can’t be done to Turkey, unless a joint decision is made."
Turkey has four teams in EuroLeague (Fenerbahce, Efes, Darussafaka Dogus and Galasaray) and no teams in EuroCup.
But from the 2017-2018 campaign, the Turkish team will be free to play in EuroCup, if they ask to do that.
Onan spoke with TRT Spor (via EuroHoops): I know that Darussafaka wants a lot to play in EuroLeague. But it’s difficult if the league stay with 16 teams. Galatasaray played in EuroLeague this year because they won the EuroCup last year. If this (format) continue like that they can’t play in EuroLeague too. It think that, these two high quality teams should have the right to choose. Unlike the federation before us, we are against any imposition. This is same for ULEB and FIBA. For next year, if Darussafaka Doguş and ask for EuroCup participation, we can’t say ‘No’. Nobody could have done this to Spain, Lithuania or Russia. Such an imposition can’t be done to Turkey, unless a joint decision is made."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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