WM finalist, bronze winner at Olympia and the best players in the world in their own ranks: in Serbia, the greatest possible basketball test is waiting for the German national team.
The Supercup final on Saturday (8:45 p.m./Magenta Sport) in Munich is the desired yardstick one and a half weeks before the European Championship (live on TV at RTL).
Especially in focus: Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets. Even world champion Franz Wagner likes to be a admirer of the 30-year-old if he is not on the floor against him. Wagner calls Jokic “Das Nonplusultra” in the NBA and explained: “He is extremely impressive. It is fun to watch him and is extremely difficult to play against him.”
Auflalopp against the Czech Republic
With basketball magician Jokic, Serbia, who lost the World Cup final against Germany two years ago without the Star, goes as a favorite to the EM, which lasts from August 27 to September 14th. In the approximate 113: 84 success over the Czech Republic, Jokic had to go just under 19 minutes late Friday evening. At most, the center occasionally flashed its extra class. National coach Alex Mumbru watched interest from series one.
Germany was much more challenged against Turkey at 73:71 and even had to turn a ten-point deficit. “We have a big character, I am very proud of that,” said chief coach Mumbru. The test against gold favorite Serbia is likely to provide further information about the world champion’s suitability for the title.