Savic: “Partizan deserve more to be in the EuroLeague than some teams with guaranteed contracts”

Partizan’s sporting director Zoran Savic, in an interview with Sportish, explained the reasons why Partizan deserve a place in the EuroLeague, but also its advantage over other teams in the tournament that have a guaranteed contract.

With the arrival of Zeljko Obradovic and some EuroLeague-level players, the Serbian team has risen to the occasion and claim their place in next season’s top European tournament. According to Savic, the team has an advantage here.

“Partizan deserves it to have a place EuroLeague more than other teams in case they have a guaranteed contract. The situation with the television rights is initially a disaster. I have seen groups complaining that the situation is very difficult EuroLeague. What made matters worse was the coronavirus, which destroyed everything.

TV is the key. What does he get from the Russian teams? 300 thousand? And is there only one Serbian group if TV in Serbia pays 1 million? What the French teams bring with them. Even the IMG loses money to teams in France because it gives them zero euros.

You can earn a lot more money on Serbian TV than when there are two French teams EuroLeague. TV makes a difference in the NBA. They invest more and more money because tickets are limited.

We have something in these countries. Zalgiris brings 12-15,000 people regardless of how it’s played. They started the season 0/5 but their fans came to the stadium. Because they love basketball and want to see their team fight. That’s the most important.”