EuroLeague considers Play-In Tournament, no return to group system / News - Basketnews.com

Newly-elected EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas highlighted the importance of every team playing against each other as the fundamental principle of the competition.

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In a recent press conference, the newly elected EuroLeague CEO, Paulius Motiejunas, expressed his thoughts on the league's format and the potential introduction of a Play-In Tournament.

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While addressing the issue, Motiejunas emphasized that the round-robin format would continue to serve as the regular-season system.

"There are talks [regarding play-in], we will talk with the clubs," he underlined. "The basis of our league is that every team plays every team. This is the essential axis on which we must stay and not return to the fact that there are groups, some teams come [to a particular city] and others don't. This will definitely not change."

The introduction of a Play-In Tournament has been considered to potentially enhance the chances of teams qualifying for the EuroLeague playoffs. Currently, fewer than 50% of teams (8 out of 18) make it to the playoffs, and the Play-In Tournament could provide additional opportunities.

Still, the main direction of the competition will depend not on Motiejunas but on the priorities of the 13 EuroLeague shareholders.

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