Chances of Lebron going and a team playing in the NBA being from Europe are at about 0% and decreasing.
I dunno about that, especially a team eventually being from Europe - Stern has hinted at expansion into the world market, they are definitely setting the pieces up. Now would the teams be full out NBA teams, or would they kinda of be a B-league, like NBA Europe... I'm not sure about that. Here's an interesting news article that may change your mind about the league's intentions:
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ian_thomsen/02/13/international.expansion/index.htmlHave game, will travel
NBA mulling idea of five-team expansion in EuropeThe NBA's on-and-off approach to expansion into Europe is back on again. Commissioner David Stern is considering new plans to create five full-fledged NBA franchises in Europe over the next decade, a league source told SI.com.
The initiative promises to be the big news of All-Star weekend in New Orleans, where international basketball officials are arriving this week for their annual meetings with the NBA. Stern is expected to reveal the league's new stance at a news conference Saturday, according to a league source.
The current idea would be to create five new teams in major markets to form a "European'' division within the NBA. The teams would play the full 82-game schedule and compete for the NBA championship. But the proposal is new and many factors will influence the eventual outcome, the league source said.
This will not be the first time Stern has proposed expansion overseas. In 2003, he said the league would investigate planting teams in Europe within a decade, but then shelved the proposal as the NBA focused on developing profitable relationships with China and other emerging markets.