Overview
- Germany wrapped its warm‑up schedule by beating European champion Spain 95:78 in Cologne after an overtime win in Madrid.
- Real Madrid’s medical staff and coach Sergio Scariolo refused to release David Krämer despite DBB doctors’ optimism, ruling him out of the tournament.
- Head coach Alex Mumbru made Nelson Weidemann the final cut, retaining a veteran core that includes nine members of the 2023 world title team.
- Franz Wagner scored 29 points and Dennis Schröder had 22 with nine assists in the finale, and the captain stated the team’s goal is gold.
- Group play begins Wednesday in Tampere against Montenegro, with Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Great Britain also in Germany’s pool.