Overview

• Nyara Sabally withdrew from the EuroBasket scheduled for June 18 to 29, citing ongoing knee rehabilitation and a tight WNBA schedule.
• The Deutsche Basketball Bund warned that Sabally’s knee cannot handle the dense match frequency after two prior ACL tears.
• Satou Sabally opted out in May to focus on her new Phoenix Mercury role, marking both Sabally sisters absent from Germany’s roster.
• Captain Marie Gülich is sidelined after tearing her ACL in preparation, further depleting the frontcourt options.
• Coach Lisa Thomaidis will lean on Leonie Fiebich and Luisa Geiselsöder as Germany’s sole WNBA representatives in the co-hosted tournament.