The club started as a project to bring a big basketball club to the city of Paris, led by
David Kahn, former director of the
Minnesota Timberwolves of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). In July 2018, the creation of the professional club was announced. At the revealing, the ambitions were to be a team in the
EuroLeague, the highest-level European league, by 2022. The future home arena of the team would be an arena in
Quartier de La Chapelle, that was constructed for the
2024 Olympics. The team immediately entered the
LNB Pro B, the national second-tier league, as the club bought the licence of
HTV Basket. The club would play its home games in the
Halle Georges Carpentier, waiting for the construction of the
Paris Arena II. The team began in the Pro B under head coach Jean-Cristophe "JC" Prat, who developed an effective style of play, which showcased young players such as
Ismaël Kamagate,
Juhann Begarin and Dustin Sleva. In the 2020–21 season, Paris finished in the second place in the
LNB Pro B championship and thus were promoted to
LNB Pro A for the first time in club history. During that season, rapper
Sheck Wes also played for the team for three games while coming off the bench for Paris.
European success (2022–present) In July 2022, Paris signed
Will Weaver as the team's new head coach. Paris Basketball was selected to play in the
2022–23 season of the
EuroCup, its debut in European competition. In June 2023, Paris signed Finnish head coach
Tuomas Iisalo, who had led
Bonn to a maiden
Basketball Champions League title in the previous year. The team also acquired a number of Bonn's key players, including
T. J. Shorts,
Tyson Ward and
Collin Malcolm. On 18 February 2024, Paris won their first trophy in team history, as they won the 2024
Leaders Cup title, by defeating
Nanterre 90–85 in the final, with a 26-point performance of the MVP
T. J. Shorts. In the Pro A, Paris set a French basketball record with 25 consecutive wins, and finished second after losing to
Monaco in the league finals. The team had more success on the international stage – Paris won the
2023–24 EuroCup, following a 2–0 finals win over fellow French team
JL Bourg. Following their championship, Paris Basketball earned their promotion to the
2024–25 season of the
EuroLeague. home game in the
Adidas Arena in February 2024 After their EuroCup-winning season, coach Iisalo left the team to be an assistant coach (and later interim turned official head coach) for the
Memphis Grizzlies of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). In June 2024,
Tiago Splitter was signed as his replacement, which was Splitter's first head coaching job. In the 2024–25 season, Paris made its debut in the
EuroLeague, the highest level of European basketball. The team managed to qualify for the playoffs through the play-ins, and was eventually defeated by
Fenerbahçe in the quarterfinals. ==Honours==