By 2002, top clubs like CSKA Moscow, Žalgiris, and Maccabi, had lost their interest in the competition, in favor of the newly organized, and much more commercially attractive, EuroLeague.
Na tempada 2002 os mellores clubs coma o CSKA Moscova, o Žalgiris ou o Maccabi perderon o seu interese na competición en favor da nova e máis atractiva comercialmente Euroliga.