EuroLeague new rule, Jorday Loyd eligible to play immediately for another club

After just two games came the separation between Jordan Loyd and Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the moment, the future of the 31-year-old U.S. guard is still uncertain. Monaco seems to be interested in bringing him back to the team, but there have also been talks of other suitors such as Fenerbahce and Olimpia Milano. But how soon could he play for another club in the EuroLeague? Legitimate question: the ECA regulations in this regard have changed just for the 2024/25 season. Previously, the EuroLeague had a deadline allow those who changed teams to play with the new team: last year it was December 30. As of this year, this date no longer exists, but one condition has been left...

December 25 is the deadline for players to be able to leave one team and be eligible to play with another. Consequently, since this limit no longer exists, players can leave EuroLeague teams until almost the new year to land with another club without having to wait. In the concrete case, if Loyd were to sign for Monaco, Fenerbahce, Olimpia or any other team, he would be eligible to play immediately. As early as Round 3 next week. Definitely a big difference from having to wait until December as would have happened last season.