“European basketball is more… I need to be careful with it…Of course, the NBA is the best league in the world, but Europeans are coming for sure.” This was Dennis Schroder’s statement last year, and after the conclusion of the EuroBasket 2025, it feels real. Tournament favorites like Slovenia, Serbia, and Greece were not the teams to win the gold medal. It was Germany that was the best team of the tournament, but after the victory, their captain was not gloating.

When Germany sealed an 88–83 win over Türkiye to claim gold, Dennis Schroder stood as both champion and MVP. And it was Giannis Antetokounmpo—whose Greece had long since exited—that cut through the noise, stepping onto the hardwood to meet his NBA peer. The two embraced in a scene that transcended box scores and brackets.

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