Bayern Basketball: EuroBasket Win Still Sinking In

With their European title, they were enthusiastic about basketball Germany and ensured a real hype: For Oscar da Silva and Johannes Voigtmann (both FC Bayern) themselves, the past few days have passed too quickly, as she revealed in the exclusive interview at “Blickpunkt Sport” in BR television: “The flight after the title was won early, the party did not end a bit abrupt,” said sleep at all, ” Voigtmann the sobering EM party resumer. And Oscar da Silva would also have endured a few more celebrations with his teammates: “It was a bit of a shame that it moved past you so quickly. (…) I would have liked to have had a little more time to enjoy it with everyone.”

Fans thank you on the street

The newly baked European champions could also be celebrated like this: in the hotel, at the airport, on the street – fans came to them everywhere, asked for photos and autographs, said Silva: “These were cool moments this week.”

As real as the reactions of the outside world are, it is so difficult for the players themselves to process the success. Voigtmann speaks from experience. The 32-year-old is now world and European champions, but at “Blickpunkt Sport” he reveals: “I have not yet processed the World Cup title, it takes all a bit- that will only really sink after my career.”

Voigtmann, Da Silva – The “Golden Generation” of Basketball

The fact is: Voigtmann is now one of the group of players, which is now known as the “golden generation”. As a reigning world and European champions, they have led to the top of the world within a few years. On the court, the German basketball stars seem extremely recorded and harmonious. This is despite the fact that the veterans like captain Dennis Schröder and Andreas Obst stood on the field with newcomers like Oscar da Silva and his younger brother Tristan.

The harmony said Silva at “Blickpunkt Sport”: “It benefits the team that the core has played together for so many years and that are all the best characters, and it makes it easier to get new people on board because this is a group in which there is so much trust.”

Trust – up and off the course. “Many companies even outside the field have something together, play cards, have insider jokes – this is a totally pleasant atmosphere – and we managed to transfer this mood to the field,” said Voigtmann.

Successes of the basketball players provide boom in Germany

Since Silva calls it a “mission” for which everyone would fight, and Voigtmann adds: “There are also discussions and there are sometimes conflicts, but they are also released and I think that is what the team is.” As well as the team is, you can also experience in an interview: Oscar da Silva, Johannes Voigtmann completes.

Ten years ago – at least Dirk Nowitzki said in his podcast – one could not have imagined that the German basketball players would play for years and win titles for years. Today, in 2025, Germany has long since reached the top of the world – and a basketball boom in the country is accompanied by. More children wear Schröder and Franz-Wagner jerseys, more young people play in basketball clubs, more people are feverish with German clubs such as FC Bayern basketball.

Da Silva: “must not knock us on the shoulder”

In order to maintain this euphoria and success of the national team, the association must continue to work, says Voigtmann and Da Silva. “A lot of work has to be done at the base. These successes that the national team can achieve bring momentum that must be used on the part of the association,” says Da Silva. The Munich hopes that developments will continue and “that you don’t knock on your shoulder and stop because if that happens, we had a ‘golden generation’ for a few years and then you don’t hear anything anymore.”

Every success of the German basketball players – whether in the national team or in clubs such as FC Bayern – is a step in the right direction and every “Golden Generation” player becomes a potential figure of identification for children and adolescents. Since Silva still had the American Michael Jordan, DVDS looked at him. Today the children can cheer him, his brother Tristan, Dennis Schröder and the Wagner brothers. For basketball idols, you don’t have to look over the large pond. And that should stay that way.