The planned launch of a bespoke European NBA league has the potential to take basketball in the United Kingdom to the "next level", says the New York Knicks' OG Anunoby. With the working title of NBA Europe, it is planned for launch in October 2027 and is aiming to have 16 European teams - with London and Manchester expected to be included. Anunoby is the standout current player of UK origin in the NBA, having played a starring role in the Knicks' first NBA title win since 1973. "I think it is amazing," Anunoby told BBC Sport when asked about the NBA Europe plans. We've had an amazing amount of demand in the last couple of months for NBA Europe, particularly as bidding closed," said Laura Pinnell, vice-president and head of Consumer Group for the NBA across Europe and the Middle East.