Over the last decade, the NBA has increased its efforts to have a presence in Europe. Preseason games have been played in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Turkey as part of its annual Global Games Series.
This season, the NBA will continue to do the same and hold its seventh regular season in London when the Denver Nuggets face off against the Indiana Pacers on January 12, 2017.
With the NBA creating a bigger presence in Europe, many have wondered WHEN, not IF there would be expansion teams east of the Atlantic. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated that there would need to be at least four teams for such an expansion to work in 2015.