NBA 2K15 expands Euroleague lineup to 25 teams

When NBA 2K15 launches on October 7, basketball fans will have even more options when it comes to playing as Euroleague basketball teams.

2K announced today that NBA 2K15 will feature 11 additional teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, including top-level FC Bayern Munich of Germany, JSF Nanterre of France, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul of Turkey and Partizan NIS Belgrade of Serbia, bringing the total number of playable Euroleague teams to 25. Each squad will be fully updated to reflect roster moves up to the day of release on October 7.

“The global response to the integration of Euroleague teams into the NBA 2K series last year was fantastic, and a key factor in our decision to include the full complement of 2013-14 Euroleague teams in NBA 2K15,” said Visual Concepts president Greg Thomas. “We know there’s a huge passion for basketball in Europe, and we’re excited to further expand the number of playable European teams to make this the most comprehensive basketball game ever.”

Below is the full list of 25 teams to be included in NBA 2K15:

  • Alba Berlin
  • Anadolu Efes Istanbul
  • Brose Baskets Bamberg (new)
  • Budivelnik Kyiv (new)
  • Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade (new)
  • CSKA Moscow
  • EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
  • FC Barcelona
  • FC Bayern Munich (new)
  • Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul
  • Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (new)
  • JSF Nanterre (new)
  • Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
  • Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (new)
  • Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (new)
  • Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
  • Montepaschi Siena
  • Olympiacos Piraeus
  • Panathinaikos Athens
  • Partizan NIS Belgrade (new);
  • Real Madrid
  • Stelmet Zielona Góra (new)
  • Strasbourg (new)
  • Unicaja Málaga
  • Zalgiris Kaunas

2K also recently named Oklahoma City Thunder superstar, and newly-crowned 2014 NBA MVP, Kevin Durant as the cover athlete for NBA 2K15.