It has now become a habit, every day or almost, TrashTalk takes you to discover singular players who make this Euro live. After Daniel Clark, Mateusz Ponitka or Aleksandar Vezenkov, it’s now time for a guy… you already know. Finally know, it’s a very big word, but you probably did not miss the German Maodo Lô as the leader makes the happiness of the Mannschaft. Backup attracted from Dennis Schroder, Maodo is never the last when you have to get out of his box to fold a big match, so ask the Lithuanians, they will surely tell you better than us.
Honestly, if you had the opportunity to watch one or two games of Germany in this Euro, difficult to miss Maodo Lô. Already because the guy is the replacement for Dennis Schroder in the lead and plays almost 24 minutes per game. Then because this boy sweats the flow and leaves no one indifferent. Lô is one of those players whose level we know even before he hits the floor. But if you know, it’s the same feeling that everyone has already experienced at least once in their life, during a tournament at 9 am in the Périgord. This feeling that the guy in front there, the one with the best pair of sneakers, the headband and the elbow pad is going to crush you because he has too much style to suck. Well, ben Maodo Lô is of this caliber. With his 92 meter and his homemade gradient, the boy is simply the embodiment of your MyPlayer on NBA2k, but in real life. Moreover, on the ground too, Maodo believes he is in a video game. A lively and spectacular leader, a fan of all kinds of step-backs and clutch shots, the German international is a real good little player, who has become invaluable for the Mannschaft.
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It all started in 1992 near Berlin, when our man opened his eyes for the first time. Dad is of Senegalese origin, mom is a well-known German painter, Elvira Bach for the curious. Very quickly, Maodo showed a certain talent for basketball, and then decided to fly to the States to complete his training. The leader is in high school in Massachusetts, then joined Columbia and its Lions when entering university. On the university circuit, Lô is already noticed and sends 14.5 points on average in his Senior year (fourth year). Well, the guy will even be elected MVP of the CIT, a tournament bringing together teams that do not have access to the famous March Madness, nor to the NIT (another NCAA tournament). The boy has the ball and so decides to sign up for the 2016 Draft, hoping to catch the attention of a franchise or two. Well, it’s missed since he will not be drafted, but the Sixers still offer him to play in the Summer League under their colors, alongside a certain Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot in particular. The experience is cool but nothing more and very quickly the leader decides to return to the country to play his professional career.
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The country precisely, Maodo has represented it since 2014! Already at university, Lô returned regularly to play matches in the Mannschaft jersey. The boy even participated in Euro 2015, that’s to tell you if he’s part of the walls. On the club side now, ML engages with Brose Bamberg in the German first division for the 2016-17 season. For his first exercise in Germany, the guy simply ends up… champion and also wins the national cup. Just that. Maodo also took the opportunity to play a few minutes in the EuroLeague, where he reached 5 points in about ten minutes per game. After two seasons with Bamberg, the leader decides to join Bayern Munich, again to spend two years there. However, this passage in Bavaria is still less successful, since Lô does not win much except an invitation to the Oktoberfest. To each problem its solution, our friend drops a big fat “ Goodbye ” at Bayern, and then signed at Alba Berlin (his hometown) just before the 2020-21 season. Obviously, the bet is a winner since in the capital the leader sends wood. Champion in 2021 and 2022, top scorer for his team in the EuroLeague last season with 13.3 points per game, the guy is performing at a very high level. In parallel with his club career, Maodo Lô has become a pillar of the selection. It’s very simple, the boy has not missed any Mannschaft competition since Euro 2015. Euro 2017? Check. World Cup 2019? Re-check. Olympic Games 2021? Re, re-check. And currently the guard is having a blast at Euro 2022. Luxury joker of his selection, Lô did not miss his entry into the tournament. 13 points against the Blues to warm up, 21 (and some good big clutch shots) against Lithuania, another 13 units against Slovenia and finally once again 21 pawns in yesterday’s blowout against Hungary. So here is a gentleman who will have to continue to be watched as long as Germany is in the running, because he could well prove to be very poor for the opponent when the situation becomes tense.
Having become essential with Germany, Maodo Lô has a real card to play on this Euro. Chief troublemaker of a team itself determined to play the spoilsports, the leader has the opportunity to prove that at 29 years old, he now has what it takes to help Germany finally win a coveted medal.
Sources texte : FIBA / EuroLeague / ProBallers
