NBL Now: David Stevenson

01 Aug 2025

NBL CEO David Stevenson talks expansion, new markets and what's next on NBL Now.

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NBL.com.au

NBL CEO David Stevenson talks about the potential of expansion, the Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament, the NBLxNBA games, and what the future of the league looks like.

listen to the full NBL Now episode with Pete Hooley.

Chapters:
‍0:00 - David Stevenson joins NBL Now
‍0:55 - The growth of the NBL
‍1:30 - The biggest learning curve for you over the past 2 years
‍2:15 - The excitement around NBL26
‍5:30 - Tapping into NBA and European markets
‍8:50 - Talking about the new WNBL era
‍10:00 - The Ignite Cup
‍12:00 - The TV deal
‍13:45 - The evolution of the Next Stars program
‍16:50 - The even spread of the league this season
‍18:00 - Updates on potential expansion of the league
‍21:00 - Will we change the semi-finals to be a best of 5 series?
‍22:15 - Do we change the rules to allow 4 imports?
‍24:25 - Outlook on an NBL All-Star Game