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The EuroLeague and FIBA executives had a constructive meeting in Munich, with both sides set to continue the conversations in the nearest future.

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EuroLeague and FIBA heads met in Munich to explore potential collaboration possibilities.

With a broad range of topics on the table, both sides focused on critical points, particularly calendar concerns and the overall structure of European basketball, sources say BasketNews.

Both camps acknowledge the challenges in finding common ground among the EuroLeague, national teams, and domestic competitions. Nevertheless, the EuroLeague remains optimistic about continuing the dialogue in a constructive and meaningful manner.

"In the meeting, a wide range of topics were discussed with the aim of identifying aligned interests and potential room for collaboration. It is too soon to share any specifics, but the tone was constructive, and the conversation will continue," EuroLeague Basketball stated to BasketNews.

Barcelona, Maccabi, Bayern, and ASVEL formed the EuroLeague shareholders' committee to participate in a discussion between the EuroLeague and FIBA executives, including Dejan Bodiroga, Marshall Glickman, and Andreas Zagklis.

This working committee is responsible for meeting with FIBA and will remain intact to help EuroLeague to gather information, represent the EuroLeague clubs' position, and share relevant details with other shareholders.

In any decision-making process, all thirteen shareholders will be involved.

During an interview with BasketNews in January, Glickman hinted that EuroLeague was prepared to engage in positive discussions with FIBA.

"Now we're putting together a committee that is going to include representation from four of our clubs, myself, Dejan (Bodiroga), and other people internally here. And we're putting ideas together that we would like to talk to them about. But we're not going to come in with the attitude of, 'It's this way or that way.' We don't want to come in with hard proposals," Glickman said in Barcelona. "We want to come in with ideas. And hopefully, they'll bring ideas. And maybe here's a window that we can make work. I don't know yet. Maybe there are two windows. Maybe there are no windows. I think it depends. There are so many factors, and it's admittedly complicated."

"The bottom line with FIBA is we would like to collaborate and coexist in a friendly, cooperative way. We respect the idea that our players should have the opportunity to play for their countries and in national competitions. But it's complicated. We also have a business to run, so we have to look out for our business interests. But we're also interested in looking out for the interests of the domestic leagues and FIBA as well," Glickman concluded.

EuroLeague and FIBA plan to have another meeting shortly, sources say BasketNews.

The entire BasketNews conversation with Marshall Glickman:

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