Riga, Latvia – Three years after his first medal with the German senior national team at FIBA EuroBasket 2022, Franz Wagner became a reigning World and EuroBasket champion.

In the final against Turkiye, he was once again a factor, especially on the defensive end, finishing with 18 points and 8 rebounds in the win over Ergin Ataman’s team.

It was a close game, but Germany came out on top. “At the end of the day, I think we just made a couple more plays. Lack of momentum is always part of this in these close games,” he said in the mixed zone.

“I thought they made a lot of plays. Today we played all 40 minutes, and maybe when stuff isn’t going your way, I thought we never put our heads down and stayed together. The guys made some big plays in crucial moments, and that’s why I think we de

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