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The new EuroLeague administration wants to reset the relationship with the NBA executives.

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October 3rd, 2016, Madrid. 17-year-old Luka Doncic meets the NBA team for the second time in his life.

It may not have been one of those "Luka Magic" nights. A future EuroLeague champion, Finals MVP, and the NBA All-Star scored 3 points over the Oklahoma City Thunder that just started the rebuild of a post-Durant era.

But Sergio Llull put up a show with a 22-point, and 9-assist performance, including a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

Jaycee Carroll added 24 points to push Madrid to a victory 142-137 despite impressive efforts from Victor Oladipo (34 PTS) and Enes Kanter Freedom (29 PTS, 10 REB).

Russell Westbrook played limited minutes (22) and scored 18 points.

It would be the last time a EuroLeague team would defeat an NBA club.

And the last time the NBA clubs would be challenged by the EuroLeague squad on European soil.

"I had something to do with the NBA Global Games," EuroLeague CEO Marshall Glickman recalls.

"It was a great situation. I was involved in those discussions as a consultant to the EuroLeague back then. And I got to be honest, I don't know what's happened to the relationship," he said in an interview on BasketNews Talks.

"I think the relationship is fine on a personal level. But I don't know what's changed as to why those games have gone away," Glickman added.

Since 2016, London and Paris have hosted four NBA regular season games. For the first time after a Covid-19 break, NBA returned to Paris for a matchup between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons.

This week, EuroLeague leaders will meet with NBA representatives to discuss potential future collaborations.

"I'm going to try to reset that relationship," Glickman, a son of one of the founders of the Portland Trail Blazers, confirmed to BasketNews.

Glickman previouslyserved as the NBA broadcasting coordinator and has experience working with major US broadcasters and as the media sales director at NBA properties.

"We could be cooperating in business ways. We could cooperate as far as the game, the rules, and how the games are officiated. I think there are a lot of things we could be doing together in collaboration," Glickman acknowledged.

"I think part of this is also resetting our relationship with FIBA because the NBA sits on the board of FIBA. Marc Tatum is on the board. So I'm walking it. We have a short window with the NBA because they're so busy in Paris. But we have meetings this week, and I'm looking forward to that," Glickman concluded.

He also plans to attend the NBA All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City on February 17-19.

"I think it's time to talk about it because, after all, we're feeding the NBA. There are probably 25% international players, maybe more. Most of them are coming from Europe, and many of them are coming from our key countries and our key clubs," he emphasized.

"We're making great investments in people who become their future stars or just everyday players either way. And there ought to be a conversation about how we can have better cooperation. And I'm going to be as innovative as possible to see that that happens," Glickman concluded.

A full interview with Marshall Glickman:

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