A dream final for the French basket –
The Roca Team has just qualified for the final of the Betclic Elite and will face ASVEL for the title of champion of France. But what does this poster represent for the French basket?
On Thursday evening, Monaco eliminated Élan Béarnais on the score of 85-83in a series which therefore culminated in 3-1. An almost-awaited duel at the top will oppose the first and second in the regular season standings this season.
The poster will thus feature the reigning double French champion and the winner of the Eurocup 2021. A symbolic and attractive final for the federation and the broadcasters which will start on Wednesday June 15. ASVEL, the most successful club in the history of French basketball (20 championship titles), has been developing an ambitious sports project for several years.
Presidency with a masterful hand by Tony Parkerthe Lyon-Villeurbanne team continues to recruit players with high potential like the prospect Victor Wembanyama and past NBA players like Elie Okobo or Kostas Antetokou nmpo. The club also announced a budget of 15.07 million euros for the 2021/22 season.
As for Monaco, since returning to the Elite in 2015, the Principality’s club has been based on a similar model. Knowledge, large financial investments to be competitive on a national and European scale. Second budget of the championship this season with 14.2 million euros, the Roca Team thinks big with the recruitment of confirmed players like Dwayne Bacon and mike james, arriving from NBA. These two clubs also have the highest wage bills in the championship, 6.7 million for Monaco and 3.9 million for ASVEL.
The development of these two clubs has offered international visibility to the French championship with the arrival as spectators of world basketball superstars such as Kevin Durant for Monaco, as a guest of Mike James, or even Giannis Antetokounmpo come see his brother play Astroballe.
This attractiveness is also reinforced by the arrival of the new broadcaster since the end of December, the beIN Sport channel, which is part of this Betclic Elite development project. Channel which will also broadcast the finals of this 2021/22 season live.
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