Overview

• Coach Gordon Herbert says Bayern tried “everything” to bring Isaac Bonga back from Partizan but failed, calling him Europe’s best defender and now NBA-ready.
• Rokas Jokubaitis suffered an ACL tear and is out for at least six months, Jo Voigtmann is sidelined after knee surgery, Justus Hollatz has a sprained ankle, and Oscar da Silva returned ill.
• Key contributors Carsen Edwards, Devin Booker, Nick Weiler-Babb and Shabazz Napier departed, with Herbert citing rising EuroLeague salaries and new entrants Dubai Basketball and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
• Bayern still plan to add two or three players, with the first full training session set for Wednesday and the season opener against Jena two days later.
• Herbert targets the German title, the cup and the EuroLeague playoffs, and he urges clubs, the league and the federation to raise BBL standards after the national team’s European Championship triumph.