Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThose guys had a lot of impact on German basketball and setting those first stones for guys to get to the NBA. Just seeing other Germans succeed (at Washington) and knowing that I\u2019ll already have some German support there, that was definitely a big reason why I went there. I talked to Detlef and send him texts sometime. He helped me get settled into Seattle and Washington. He\u2019s been a really good supporter. I\u2019ve watched a little bit of his game footage, too. Christian\u2019s family was really nice. I didn\u2019t really know too much about him, but I played with his son Collin Welp (in Wu\u0308rzburg), so that was a connection that we had.\u201d<\/p>\n
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