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After Germany beat Turkey to win the Eurobasket crown on Sunday, there can be no doubt that the country is enjoying its greatest-ever era of basketball.
Just two years after winning the World Championship and one year on from Germany's women winning gold in the 3x3 at the Paris Olympics, the glory days continued as NBA stars Franz Wagner and Dennis Schröder helped Germany take the EuroBasket. The success was Germany's second-ever EuroBasket title, and Schröder was named the tournament MVP for his efforts.
While eight of the 12 players in Germany's title squad play for professional teams abroad, including three in the NBA, domestic basketball in Germany has gone from strength to strengt
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