Basketball: Former basketball player Nowitzki: America can’t beat

Former German basketball superstar Dirk Nowitzki wins Olympic Champions America Significantly more vulnerable than previous years.

“They have a good team. There are very interesting young talented guys. You have to see how they adapt to Fifa basketball. It’s going to be difficult at times. I don’t think the team is completely unbeatable,” said the 45-year-old Nowitzki, of his Had to deal with the American team several times during his career. Germany tests against the World Cup favorites in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Nowitzki: No need to worry

This year’s selection has little to do with the “Dream Team” surrounding Michael Jordan in 1992 or the “Redemption Team” surrounding Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in 2008. Head coach Steve Kerr doesn’t have stars like James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry or Devin Booker. Neither are some experts belonging to the second order. Nowitzki characterized “If they adjust well and defend well, they already have great talent and athleticism. They’re definitely the top seed.”

Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards and top rookie Paulo Banchero are the top representatives of Team USA. From Nowitzki’s perspective, Germany’s bronze medalist at the European Championships has no reason to worry ahead of the test of patience. “At the end, we showed that we can play with the best nations in the world. Everyone is a year older. The distribution of roles was great,” said the former Dallas Mavericks professional, who finished his career in 2019. In 2022, Germany won its first medal at a major event at the domestic European Championships in 17 years.

(dpa)