Basketball exodus: German talents conquer US universities with millions!

Basketball exodus: German talents conquer US universities with millions!

Braunschweig, Deutschland - basketball fans watch out! In Cologne, and all of Germany, an exciting trend attracts attention. More and more talents from the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) are taking a course on US colleges, and for good reason: the financial temptation is enormous. rbb24 reports that your athletes have been able to pay for your athletes, which can be done directly under German talent has fueled considerably.

A particularly impressive example is the change of Alba player Elias Rapieque to Kansas State University. He will probably earn more than twenty times as much as with his current club. Other talents such as Ivan Khachenkov, Hannes Steinbach and Johann Grünloh seem to step into the same footsteps and will earn over a million dollars there. Such sums are simply unreachable in Germany.

The Exodus of the talent

The change of talents to US colleges is considered by many experts as a significant loss for the German young basketball. Sports messages emphasizes that German basketball teams often cannot keep up with the tempting offers from American universities. Milan Nikolic, an experienced player agent, reports that many talents even go to the USA without a high school diploma to try their luck.

Before 2021, the Colleges was prohibited from paying salaries on the basis of legal requirements. Legal changes have now lifted these restrictions, which resulted in the income of college players increasing significantly. The "Nil" judgment made it possible for the athletes to benefit from their names, pictures and illustrations, which has reinforced the attractiveness of the change.

adjustments in the BBL

The BBL is now faced with a new reality. Alba's sports director Himar Ojeda expresses concerns about the effects of this development on the youth work of the league. The BBL has a regulation that limits the number of non-German players per team to promote the development of domestic talents. But with the constant departure of talented players, the clubs have to think about how they can adapt to continue to be competitive.

Not only Alba Berlin suffers from this development; The financial difficulties of many German associations also tighten the Situation. Dr. With regard to the remuneration, Thomas Stoll, Managing Director of Ratiopharm Ulm, calls for a comprehensive organizational solution to adapt the legal framework. Suggestions such as the "Matching Right", which could enable the clubs to equalize with the highest offers, are up for discussion.

The talents in focus

A total of five outstanding talents can switch to college this summer, including:

• Amon Doerries (19, Pf, Alba Berlin): U-18 European Champion, plays pleasantly in the ProB with an average of 9.9 points.
• Dominykas Plleta (20, PF, MHP Giant Ludwigsburg): Plans the change to Iowa State University, where he achieved 20.1 points and 10.4 rebounds on average in ProB.
• Elias Rapieque (20, SF, Alba Berlin): Has already gained a foothold in the BBL and Euroleague, with a strong performance against Maccabi Tel Aviv (14 points).
• Hannes Steinbach (18, Fit/One Würzburg Baskets): Just in time on the scouting notes of the college coaches, he has an average of 14.3 points and 10.8 rebounds.
• Sananda Fru (21, C, Basketball Löwen Braunschweig): Could switch to the University of Louisville, has an impressive hit rate of 70% in two.

The talents see a chance in their college years not only to start financially, but also to pave their way towards NBA. A trend that will certainly continue to employ us intensively in the coming years. Basketball-World lets us know that the league is currently moving to an exciting time must.