Wagner brothers still in a frenzy For the German NBA star, the “national team issue is finally over”
November 28, 2024, 8:50 a.m
Things continue to go well for the large German contingent in the NBA. The Wagner brothers are rushing from victory to victory with the Orlando Magic, Dennis Schröder has finally arrived in Brooklyn. Isaih Hartenstein is also on a roll. Meanwhile, a DBB career ends in Dallas.
Another brilliant performance from Dennis Schröder, another victory for the Wagner brothers too: The German basketball stars remain on the road to success in the NBA. While national team captain Schröder put up a strong 29 points in his Brooklyn Nets’ 127:117 win against the Phoenix Suns, Franz Wagner led the Orlando Magic to their fourth win in a row. It was also the tenth success in the last eleven games for the team from Florida. World champion Wagner contributed 21 points to Orlando’s 133:119 win against the Chicago Bulls, making him the third-best Magic thrower. His older brother Moritz had 15 points, German rookie Tristan da Silva had 8.
Meanwhile, Schröder celebrated his third win in a row with his Nets; they improved their record to nine wins and ten defeats. We can now look forward to Saturday night with excitement, when Schröder and Brooklyn welcome the Orlando team and the NBA duel between the German world champions takes place.
Isaiah Hartenstein is also currently on a run with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thanks to another double-double (14 points and 14 rebounds) from the German-American, OKC won the top game in the West at the Golden State Warriors with 105:101 and landed its 14th win of the season. The Thunder thus maintained their top spot in the Western Conference.
The evening was once again less successful for Daniel Theis. The German had already suffered defeat number 15 of the season in the 19th game with his New Orleans Pelicans, 93:119 against the Toronto Raptors. Theis had four points and six rebounds. The Pelicans are in last place in the West after six bankruptcies in a row.
Kleber ends his career in the national team
Things went much better for Maximilian Kleber’s Dallas Mavericks. In the 129:114 win against the New York Knicks, the German played 24 minutes and had one point and one rebound. The 32-year-old had declared his career in the German national basketball team over before the game. He said in an interview with the “Augsburger Allgemeine” that he would not return under the new national coach Alex Mumbru. He knows Mumbru, but hasn’t spoken to him yet. “For me, the topic of the national team is finally over. Therefore, there will be no return,” he confirmed
Kleber skipped the World Cup last year after disagreements with captain Dennis Schröder. As a result, the Würzburg native also missed out on a German team winning the title for the first time under then-national coach Gordon Herbert. Since then, after 30 international matches, he has not played for the German Basketball Association (DBB).
At the Olympic Games in Paris, world champions Germany failed in the quarter-finals against France. Kleber said he watched the German team’s games as a fan. “Overall, it’s ultimately about the sport of basketball continuing to grow in Germany. And the Olympic Games, where you can watch all the matches on television, are a great event,” said the NBA professional. He also knows many of the players or is friends with them, so it’s a lot of fun to watch them and keep his fingers crossed.
2024-11-28 10:50:00