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The two Germans Dennis Schröder (left) and Austin Reaves during the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Denver Nuggets on December 16, 2022 in the NBA.
He plays alongside superstars like LeBron James and Anthony Davies: NBA professional Austin Reaves wants to play for the German national team in the future, but the situation is not that easy.
NBA professional Austin Reaves (24) from the Los Angeles Lakers would like to play for the German national basketball team in the future, as he announced after beating the Golden State Warriors on Thursday (February 23, 2023).
“I want that one day. I don’t know when that day will come, whether this summer, next summer or the summer after. I need to talk to my folks but it would be cool and it’s something me and Dennis (Schröder, note d. editor) spoke a lot,” explains the 24-year-old to the German Press Agency.
Austin Reaves from the Los Angeles Lakers wants to join the DBB team
Reaves, whose older brother Spencer (27) plays for Bamberg in the basketball Bundesliga, has a German grandmother. “I have citizenship. I just have to hand in my papers, my brother did that a few months ago,” reported the point guard after his good game with 17 points and a 100% hit rate.
He has not yet had intensive contact with the German association. “I met one of the coaches last summer and we chatted a bit via text, but it wasn’t much,” he said.
Regarding the chances that he would be ready for the World Cup from August 25 to September 10, 2023 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, he said: “I’m busy with what’s happening here and I don’t worry too much about it Thoughts.”
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Not many would have believed that he would even get into this position. “I haven’t thought about it much yet, but it’s something I’d like to do in the future.”
National team captain Dennis Schröder (29) told the German Press Agency that he would help Reaves as soon as he received a signal from his teammate. “He would like to, but this year is his contract year and he has to watch it,” said Schröder, referring to Reave’s expiring contract with the Lakers. “We don’t need to annoy him now and put pressure on him.” (dpa)
