"After Germany beat Turkey to win the Eurobasket crown on Sunday, there can be no doubt that the country is enjoying its greatest-ever era of basketball. Just two years after winning the World Championship and one year on from Germany's women winning gold in the 3x3 at the Paris Olympics, the glory days continued as NBA stars Franz Wagner and Dennis Schroder helped Germany take the EuroBasket."
"After a long-standing resistance to allowing student athletes to profit from their own image, the dam was broken in 2021 when NIL was introduced. The policy allows US college athletes to earn money through sponsorships, endorsements and social media without affecting their amateur status. As a result, amateurism, a longtime hallmark of US college sports, has slowly become a thing of the past."
"In June, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the organization that operates college sports, reached a settlement with the House of Representatives that allows colleges to pay their student-athletes directly. The money on offer at many of the top sports colleges in the US is, in a basketball context, akin to the salaries in the EuroLeague, Europe's top club competition."
Germany won the EuroBasket by defeating Turkey, marking a peak era following the World Championship victory two years earlier and the women's 3x3 Olympic gold. NBA players Franz Wagner and Dennis Schroder played key roles, with Schroder named tournament MVP. Eight of the 12 title squad members play professionally abroad, including three in the NBA. Domestic competition has strengthened, with the Basketball Bundesliga growing more stable and competitive and German clubs improving in European play. The introduction of NIL in 2021 and a recent NCAA settlement allowing direct college payments have created financial incentives comparable to EuroLeague salaries, reshaping player development and posing challenges for European teams.
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