Overview

• Alba confirms a one-year contract for the 19-year-old point guard, who is expected to play in Friday's Bundesliga opener at home against promoted Gladiators Trier on a team that retained only four players from last season.
• Sports director Himar Ojeda describes Kayil as one of Germany’s next major prospects for both Alba and the national team.
• Head coach Pedro Calles urges patience, noting Kayil’s quality but cautioning against setting expectations too high.
• A product of Alba’s academy, Kayil spent the past two seasons with Rasta Vechta and KK Mega Basket in Serbia, saying living on his own helped him mature off the court.
• He helped Germany win U19 silver and has a senior national-team call-up, and he calls the NBA his dream while stressing his current focus on Alba.