Luka Dončić is teaming up with former Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson to bring basketball to Rome, with the team also submitting a bid to join the developing NBA Europe league.
Luka Dončić is teaming up with former Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson to bring basketball to Rome, with the team also submitting a bid to join the developing NBA Europe league.
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Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.
Luka Dončić is teaming up with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson to bring basketball to Rome.
Nelson, who was president of basketball operations for the Mavericks when they traded for Dončić on draft night in 2018, is the lead investor and managing partner of a group that purchased the professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, it was announced Friday.
The ownership group, which also includes longtime coach Valerio Bianchini and former player Rimantas Kaukėnas, announced that the club will be relocated to Rome as part of the transaction and will begin play there at the start of the 2026-27 season.
The group also announced that it has submitted a bid for the team to be Rome's representative for NBA Europe.
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