Luka Doncic joins forces with former Mavericks executive in major basketball venture
Luka Doncic has partnered with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson as part of an ownership group that purchased Italian basketball club Vanoli Cremona. The club will relocate to Rome before the 2026-27 season and has submitted a bid to become part of the NBA's planned European league. The venture reconnects Doncic with the executive who helped bring him to Dallas in 2018 and reflects the Lakers star's long-held ambition of owning a basketball team in Europe.
Luka Doncic has partnered with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson as part of an ownership group that purchased Italian basketball club Vanoli Cremona. The club will relocate to Rome before the 2026-27 season and has submitted a bid to become part of the NBA's planned European league. The venture reconnects Doncic with the executive who helped bring him to Dallas in 2018 and reflects the Lakers star's long-held ambition of owning a basketball team in Europe.
