Without any doubts, the Euroleague can be considered to feature the highest level of basketball played in Europe. The league is organized by ULEB (Union of European Leagues of Basketball) and features 24 teams from all over Europe which you can follow all season long here on www.watchlivenba.com. Admission to the Euroleague is granted at the discretion of ULEB and is typically based on previous Euroleague performance, domestic results and ULEB contracts. Moreover, the winner of the lower-tier Eurocup obtains the right to participate in the next Euroleague season. Unlike the NBA, the Euroleague runs parallel with the various domestic leagues, thus participating teams only have to play once a week.

More specifically, the competition is divided into several round-robin stages until only eight teams are left which subsequently compete in a best-of-five playoff series for a spot in the final four. Much like the NCAA, the ‘Final Four’ are played over one weekend with the best four teams battling for the title. Similarly, annual awards such as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Coach of the Year award are up for grabs following the system of the NBA.

Over the past decades, the Euroleague has seen powerhouses such as CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv frequently making it to the finals. In fact, Real Madrid is holding the record for Euroleague titles won with a total of eight. However, in recent Euroleague history CSKA Moscow has proven to be team to beat by winning the title in 2006 and 2008 as well as finishing as runner-up in 2007. The importance and level of play has constantly increased over the past few years, underlined by close pre-season games between top tier Euroleague teams and NBA teams.

You can watch Euroleague stars such as J.R. Holdem, Tiago Splitter, and Ricky Rubio when you join www.watchlivenba.com and are granted access to watch every game all season long.