Primarily (the) UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, maybe Turkey, maybe Greece for franchises.”Tatum said the NBA would run the “top-tier” league. “Our plan would be for FIBA’s Basketball Champions League to be the second-tier division,” he said. “Down the road, you could see things like having the winners or the top-two finishers in the European League come enter into the NBA Cup and get injected to the NBA Cup. There are plans for the league to play games in Manchester, England, and Paris in 2027, and in Berlin and Paris in 2028. “There are no top-tier teams in the UK,” Tatum said, per TalkSport.com.