Basketball Bundesliga club Gießen 46ers has reacted to his injury misery. US boy Rawle Alkins has been awarded a tryout contract.
(dr). The devastating injury misery at the Gießen 46ers and the resulting reduced staffing levels prompted those responsible to act, so that Rawle Alkins will complement the Mittelhessen training squad. The American, who last got a trial contract with BK Dnipro in Ukraine, will also receive a tryout contract with the founders. The duration should initially be four weeks. After his medical check-ups, the newcomer, weighing 102 kg, is expected to show up for the traditional club at the Rewe Cup in Hagen at the weekend.
46ers sports director Sebastian Schmidt: »After the bad news of the last few days, we were forced to replenish the squad quantitatively and qualitatively. We are very happy that Rawle has joined us – initially for four weeks. He’s a young player who wants to prove himself. There is a lot of potential in him. Hopefully it will be a win-win situation for both sides. “
Pete Strobl, the head coach, adds: “Rawle Alkins is a physical player who will at least help us provide good competition in training. I’m particularly interested in how quickly he learns our defense principles. “
The energetic shooting guard recently signed a tryout contract with the Ukrainian club BK Dnipro. Alkins took his first tentative European steps at FC Porto, where he was in a squad with ex-Giessener Max Landis. At his overseas premiere, the 23-year-old generated 16 points in two games and grabbed three rebounds. The phase with the Portuguese did not last long due to the pandemic and the 1.96 m guard was looking for his challenges in the 2020/21 season with the New Orleans Pelicans and in the NBA G League, which is known to him.
The native New Yorker was already on the road for various franchise and farm teams. In the 2018/19 season it was even enough for ten appearances at the six-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls, where he produced an average of 3.7 pps and 2.6 pps.
