The Liga Endesa, Spain’s top professional basketball league, has set a new European record for the number of subscriptions per club. For the 2026-2027 season, the average number of subscribers per team reached 6,151, a 3% increase from the previous year. This brought the total number of subscribers across all teams to 110,717. Thirteen of the 16 teams that competed in the league last season saw an increase in their subscriber numbers. Valencia Basket, the reigning champion, announced more than 15,500 subscribers for the upcoming season, with 11,900 of those for its men’s team. This growth is partly attributed to the opening of the Roig Arena in September 2025, which has likely increased fan engagement and attendance. The 2026-2027 pre-season of the ACB (Spain’s top basketball league) saw an average of 88.9 points scored per team, setting a high bar for the upcoming season. During this pre-season, 20 teams managed to score 100 points or more, a significant jump from just 25 such instances across the entire regular season in 2022-2023. Over the years, scoring has been on the rise, with the average points per team increasing from 81.5 in the 2022-2023 season to 88.1 in the 2025-2026 season, the highest in 40 years. As the new Liga Endesa season begins, it will feature around 70 players making their debut in the competition. This marks a significant influx of new talent into the league. The benchmark for debut performance is set by Walter Berry, who scored 52 points in his first game back in 1990. Last year, French international Hugo Benítez, playing for Kids&Us Manresa, broke the record for the most decisive assists by a debutant in the Liga Endesa, showcasing the growing competitiveness and talent of new players entering the league.