Full story
Luka Dončić is teaming up with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson to bring basketball to Rome.
Nelson, who was president of basketball operations for the Mavericks when they traded for Dončić on draft night in 2018, is the lead investor and managing partner of a group that purchased the professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, it was announced Friday.
The ownership group, which also includes longtime coach Valerio Bianchini and former player Rimantas Kaukėnas, announced that the club will be relocated to Rome as part of the transaction and will begin play there at the start of the 2026-27 season.