Ulm on the uprising: NBA draft endangers BBL final against Bavaria!

Ulm on the uprising: NBA draft endangers BBL final against Bavaria!

In the current final series of the Bundesliga (BBL) between Ratiopharm Ulm and FC Bayern, there is an unpleasant overlap with the upcoming NBA draft. The Ratiopharm team is confronted with a serious problem, since two of their players, Noa Essengue and Ben Saraf, may not be able to take part in the decisive games of the series due to the draft. As Sport1 , the Ulm submit an application for an adaptation of the game plan, which was but was rejected by the league. A fact that Ulm is quite unsettled and causes great resentment.

The NBA draft takes place on June 26, which collides with the possible games four and five of the final series, which are scheduled for June 24th and 26th. If Essengue and Saraf travel to the draft, Ulm fears a “significant weakening” of the team. The duo is considered a serious draft candidate, whereby Essengue is even acting as a possible top 10 pick, while Saraf also has solid chances of being selected in the first round, according to Sportschau .

tension in the BBL final

The Ulm basketball players are faced with a challenging situation. The team sharply criticized the BBL's decision to reject the proposed changes to the game plan. They emphasize the need for a sporty fair finals and defend themselves against the pressure that the current circumstances exercise on the performance of the players. In addition, the club criticizes the extension of the Bundesliga season and the change of Aabb's playoff system to ABAB, which brings additional travel stress.

"The league and Bavaria show no understanding of the special situation of our players," says a spokesman for Ulm. A fair competition would be endangered by starting the games in the immediate vicinity of the draft.

key player in focus

Noa Essengue (18 years) and Ben Saraf (19 years) performed excellent performance in the current season. Essengue, an explosive Power Forward, seems to have the potential to be placed among the top 20 players in the draft. Saraf is described as a creative playmaker with high game intelligence and was able to prove itself as a MVP of the FIBA ​​U18 European Championship. Both have regularly achieved double-digit points during the season and drew attention to themselves in the Eurocup, as well as on BBl Profis is.

The final series between Bavaria and Ulm begins on Sunday evening in Munich SAP Garden at 6 p.m. The Ulm spectators are excited to see how the situation develops around the two talents and whether their team can appear in all strength.