National basketball player Andreas Obst joins the German cup winner and EuroLeague participant Bayern Munich. As the club confirmed on Tuesday, the 24-year-old signed a contract with the national team until 2023 after successfully qualifying for the Olympics.
The Shooting Guard last played in the BBL for ratiopharm Ulm, before that for Bamberg, Gießen and Gotha.
Obst have “developed into one of the best German players,” said Bayern sports director Daniele Baiesi. He and coach Andrea Trinchieri, both Italians, still know the native Saxony from their time in Bamberg, which is why Baiesi jokingly emphasized: “Very important for Italians: He swore that he had never eaten pizza with pineapple since he met Andrea has! So it is clear that we are going to give him a chance. “
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