The Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and the 2005 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs will also hold training camps in October 2006.
“We are pleased to have these renowned franchises represent the NBA in the most ambitious international competition in league history,” said NBA commissioner David Stern.
“The tournaments between the NBA and Euroleague teams are a big step forward and one that demonstrates our determination to continue to grow during this decisive phase of our development,” said Euroleague Basketball CEO Jordi Bertomeu.
Each of the four NBA teams will be based in a different European city during the first week of October.
The 76ers will hold training camp in Barcelona, Spain and take part in an exhibition game against Winterthur FC Barcelona at the Palau Sant Jordi. The Suns will conduct a training camp in Treviso, Italy at La Ghirada, and will play a game against Virtus Lottomatica Roma in Rome at PalaLottomatica on October 6.
The Spurs will travel to Lyon, France for training camp and play a game against the French team Adecco ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne at the Astroballe on October 5. The team will then travel to Paris for a game against two-time Euroleague Basketball Champions Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv at the Paris-Bercy on October 8. The Clippers will travel to Moscow for training camp at the Universal Sport Hall CSKA and play games against CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan from October 6-8.
NBA Europe Live presented by EA Sports will conclude with a tournament at the KC6lnarena in Cologne, Germany, featuring games between the 76ers and the Suns and the 2005-06 Euroleague Basketball Champion vs. the Euroleague Basketball runner-up on October 10. The finale will feature match-ups on October 11 between the winners and the runners-up of each game.
An NBA licensee since 1991, EA expanded its relationship with the league to become an official global marketing partner of the NBA to develop interactive basketball programmes around the world, including NBA Europe Live presented by EA Sports.
