On Saturday evening, the Germans will play against Montenegro in the round of 16 of the European Championship. They owe it to Franz Wagner that they are now traded as favorites for the title. A boy from Berlin who has matured into a leading player within just a few weeks.
In German basketball slang, many idioms are borrowed from American. Sometimes there are oblique translations, which initially pose a mystery. One of them is: “Put someone on the poster”. What is meant by this is that you overwhelm and embarrass a prominent opponent in such a way that this scene would be worth a large-format photo. One that you would most like to hang over your bed.
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