EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has confirmed that Diego Flaccadori has renewed his contract at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Diego Flaccadori re-signs with Milan until 2027

[EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/) has confirmed that [Diego Flaccadori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/diego-flaccadori/005670/) has renewed his contract at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Flaccadori (1.93 meters, 29 years old) signed for Milan in the offseason of 2023 and has spent the last two seasons with the club. In the 2024-25 campaign, he made 13 appearances in the EuroLeague – all off the bench – and posted 1.8 points and 1.1 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Flaccadori: &quot;Difendere i colori dell&#39;Olimpia è una responsabilità e un onore&quot; 🤍❤️<br><br>La Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo per l’estensione pluriennale del contratto di Diego Flaccadori.<br><br>🇮🇹 Comunicato ufficiale 👉🏻 <a href="https://t.co/SdvMWeDien">https://t.co/SdvMWeDien</a><br>🇬🇧… <a href="https://t.co/MnUWMc56EJ">pic.twitter.com/MnUWMc56EJ</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1946117741145964994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The season before, 2023-24, Flaccadori had a bigger role at Milan as he averaged 4.6 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.1 assists in 26 games.

Having started his career with Dolomiti Energia Trento, he remained with the club between 2014 and 2019 before signing for FC Bayern Munich, which gave him his first taste of EuroLeague basketball. After two years with Bayern, he rejoined Trento and stayed there until his move to Milan in 2023.

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The Italian is staying put with the Little Red Shoes

Valencia Basket has announced the signing of Darius Thompson, who joins from Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

Valencia secures Darius Thompson

[Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/valencia-basket/pam/) has announced the signing of [Darius Thompson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/darius-thompson/011078/), who has penned a three-year contract at the club.

Thompson (1.93 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Anadolu Efes Istanbul, where he spent the last two seasons. In the 2024-25 EuroLeague campaign, he posted 9.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 39 games.

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Following two seasons with Efes, Thompson returns to Spain having played for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2022-23 campaign. That year, his first in the EuroLeague, he led the league in assists and was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team.

Thompson also featured in the BKT EuroCup in 2021-22 for Lokomotiv Kuban, while he started his professional career in Belgium with Leiden, where he played between 2017 and 2019, before joining Italian side Brindisi, which was his home between 2019 and 2021.

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The guard returns to Spain after two years away

The latest matchup in our quest to crown the greatest All-EuroLeague First Team of all time pits 2015 against 2025!

Vote for the best All-EuroLeague First Team in history: 2015 vs. 2025

Each season, the top five players in Europe’s premier basketball competition are recognized with All-EuroLeague First Team honors. Over the past quarter century, these elite selections have showcased a who’s who of basketball legends, from rising stars to Hall of Famers and everything in between.

This summer, we're putting them all head-to-head to answer one big question: Which All-EuroLeague First Team stands above the rest?

We’ve seeded all 24 teams into a bracket created by our panel of in-house EuroLeague experts. Several times a week, we’ll reveal a new matchup on the official **EuroLeague Instagram account**, where you can vote for your favorite.

Right here on the official EuroLeague website, you’ll find a quick breakdown of each matchup – and which team we think deserves the edge. This time it's 2015 vs. 2025.

Let the debates begin. Let the voting begin. Let the best team win!

2015

- [Milos Teodosic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/milos-teodosic/jdr/), CSKA Moscow (age 28)
- [Vassilis Spanoulis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vassilis-spanoulis/juo/), Olympiacos (age 32)
- [Nemanja Bjelica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nemanja-bjelica/001413/), Fenerbahce (age 27)
- [Felipe Reyes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/felipe-reyes/aax/), Real Madrid (age 35)
- [Boban Marjanovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/boban-marjanovic/lmg/), Crvena Zvezda (age 26)

2025

- [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/), Paris (age 27)
- [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/), Bayern (age 27)
- [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), Panathinaikos (age 29)
- [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/), Olympiacos (age 29)
- [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/), Fenerbahce (age 30)

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What a difference a decade makes, right? The All-EuroLeague teams from 2015 and 2025 could not be more different. While the former came in a time when size and power were king, the latter is built on speed and shooting. The 2025 team has no real center and the 2015 team has limited perimeter speed.

So how would I imagine this matchup? I think Shorts, Edwards and Nunn would run their counterparts off the floor. Shorts dives to the basket – when they didn’t result in layups – would lead to open shots for Vezenkov and Hayes-Davis, even if that mean another swing pass to further break the 2015 defense.

There is no questioning that Teodosic would find Marjanovic for easy basket after easy basket with the 2025 forwards struggling to contain the massive center. But when Marjanovic tires, what is the 2015 Plan B? Reyes offers limited offensive upside and then the size advantage is gone. So I would pick 2025 hands down… Now go and vote for your choice!

Dubai Basketball has announced the signing of veteran forward Justin Anderson, who will play in the EuroLeague for a third straight season

Dubai adds Justin Anderson to the mix

[Dubai Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/dubai-basketball/roster/dub/) has announced the signing of veteran forward [Justin Anderson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/justin-anderson/012795/), who will play in the EuroLeague for a third straight season. He has penned a contract until the summer of 2027.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to your new home, <a href="https://twitter.com/JusAnderson1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JusAnderson1</a> 🤎🤍🖤 <a href="https://t.co/ttrg9Myzqv">pic.twitter.com/ttrg9Myzqv</a></p>&mdash; Dubai Basketball (@dubaibasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubaibasket/status/1945785555973034294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Anderson (1.98 meters, 31 years old) arrives from FC Barcelona, where he averaged 7.1 points and 2.8 rebounds over 37 EuroLeague games last season. More than just his numbers, Anderson was a strong defensive presence and made lots of great hustle plays to fuel his team as it came just short of the Final Four.

That was Anderson's second EuroLeague campaign after debuting with Valencia Basket the season before. He began the 2023-24 campaign with Spanish side Rio Breogan before moving to Valencia midseason.

Best of Justin Anderson: 2024-25

A standout college basketball player at the University of Virginia, Anderson was selected in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Between 2015 and 2022, he would played a total of 257 games in the NBA for Dallas (2015-17), the Philadelphia 76ers (2017-18), Atlanta Hawks (2018-19), Brooklyn Nets (2019-20), Cleveland Cavaliers (2021-22) and Indiana Pacers (2021-22).

The American swingman also spent time in the G League, where he represented the Texas Legends (2015-16), Raptors 905 (2019-20), Long Island Nets (2019-20) and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021-23). In the G League, Anderson was named to the All-NBA G League First Team in 2021-22 and the All-NBA G League Third Team in 2019-20 and 2022-23. His next challenge will be to help Dubai in the club's first season in Europe's premier competition.

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The athletic forward is the latest EuroLeague veteran to bolster the Dubai roster

FC Barcelona announced on Thursday that it has extended contract with its shooting guard Dario Brizuela, who signed to stay with the club until the end of 2027-28 season. Nicknamed 'Basque Mamba', he stepped up in the second part of last season and turned into a key backcourt piece for Barcelona. He has now been rewarded with a new three-year contract, after having one year left on his old one.

Barcelona extends sharpshooter Dario Brizuela

[FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/roster/bar/) announced on Thursday that it has with shooting guard [Dario Brizuela](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dario-brizuela/009992/) on a contract extension through the end of 2027-28 season. 

Brizuela (1.88 meters, 30 years old), nicknamed 'Basque Mamba', stepped up in the second part of last season and turned into a key backcourt piece for Barcelona. He has now been rewarded with a new contract, after having one year left on his old one.

Brizuela's rise was one of the silver linings of an injury-riddled season for Barcelona. Before Round 20, his season-high was 19 minutes and 41 seconds. But starting with Round 20, Brizuela turned into one of Barcelona's most dangerous offensive weapons.

Until the end of the regular season, and in five playoff games, Brizuela averaged 13.1 points on 50.0% three-point shooting, scoring in double figures in 16 of his 20 appearances over that span. Having also been asked to play as a point guard due to injuries to Nico Laprovittola and Juan Nunez, he averaged 2.7 assists during that stretch.

Dario Brizuela had to play point guard for the first time in his career, becoming an even more dangerous player.

Brizuela: Barca's X-factor at point guard

For the entire season, in 36 EuroLeague appearances all of the bench, Brizuela finished averaging 10.0 points on a stellar 46.0% three-point shooting, along with 2.2 assists and 1.4 rebounds. He also posted 9.6 points, 2.8 assists and 1.6 rebounds in Spanish League action.

Brizuela arrived to Palau Blaugrana in the summer of 2023 from Unicaja Malaga, where he has established himself as one of Europe's up-and-coming shooting guards.

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Having come through Estudiantes Madrid's youth academy, he made his professional debut with the club in 2013. He was sent to Huesca on loan in the 2014-15 season, but he returned to Estudiantes in the summer of 2015, this time as a starter. Then, in 2019, he signed for Unicaja.

Brizuela is a regular member of the Spanish national team, too, and won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2022. Earlier, he also took a silver medal with the U20 national team at the 2014 European Championship in Greece.

Barcelona News

The guard will remain with Barcelona for another three seasons

The signing of Vasilije Micic is a major statement of intent for Hapoel Tel Aviv, which is looking to become a powerhouse in the EuroLeague.

What does Vasilije Micic bring to Hapoel Tel Aviv?

What a time to be alive for fans of [Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/hapoel-ibi-tel-aviv/hta/). What has happened over the past few years is simply unthinkable. And [the signing of Vasilije Micic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/vasilije-micic-signs-lucrative-deal-with-hapoel-tel-aviv/) on Wednesday was the cherry on top. 

We have seen teams rise from relative nothingness to greatness. AS Monaco is a perfect example. And Dubai Basketball, formed just two years ago, hopes to be the next. But Hapoel Tel Aviv is a different case.

Hapoel has 90 years of history. And for much of it, the club was second fiddle in its own city to Maccabi. Even in 2023, when Ofer Yannay took ownership of the club, and despite his big promises, few believed that the next two years would go the way they have.

Just a year ago, the signing of Johnathan Motley could have been heralded as the most important in club history. It was a way of showing everyone that Hapoel was serious in its goals to win the BKT EuroCup and reach the EuroLeague. And then came more moves, such as the hiring of Dimitris Itoudis as head coach and bringing Yam Madar back home. 

If those moves were big, what word could possibly explain the importance of landing a two-time champion and former MVP who is still in the prime of his career? 

At Hapoel, they are already trying. "This is an unprecedented achievement in European sports," Yannay said.

So let's look at what Hapoel has been doing, how that helped to bring Micic and what we can expect to see on the court. 

Vasilije Micic after receiving the 2020-21 EuroLeague MVP trophy.

### Hapoel's plan for the 2025-26 season

Since Yannay took charge of the club, Hapoel has played just one game at its home arena. Hapoel blasted Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 100-73 on October 3, 2023. Four days later, war broke out in Israel. Since then, Hapoel's home games have been played abroad, with fans travelling far and wide to support their team last season as it marched to EuroCup glory.

After two years of crisscrossing Europe and countless flights, Hapoel made the decision that with the added games of a EuroLeague season, it could not go on like that. Accordingly, the roster is being constructed in such a way that is deeper than ever and will allow some players to remain abroad in between EuroLeague games and not travel back to Israel for domestic competitions.

Micic is the 16th player added to the Hapoel roster. None of them are youth players. All of them have previous experience in the EuroLeague or EuroCup. And the plan appears to be to sign at least two more players.  

Given the reality of Hapoel's situation, the idea of having two home bases was a creative way to cut down on travel and allow players to rest without sacrificing chemistry and training. When players remain in their “home away from home” in Sofia, Bulgaria, they can do so as a pod and with a coach, to be preparing for the next game while their brothers return to Tel Aviv to compete in the Israeli League.

Moreover, having 18 senior players means there is plenty of cover for potential injuries or to give a player a break if he is in a slump. Coach Itoudis has more players at his disposal than most coaches can dream of.

How it will work remains to be seen, but it surely has contributed to players' increased comfort about signing with the club, knowing from Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv's EuroLeague experiences the last two years just how grueling it can be to play north of 40 road games and the 70-plus flights it may entail.

### More sponsors and a bigger budget

None of this could be possible without ownership opening up its wallet. There has been no cutting of the corners. Hapoel has targeted big names and players with experience. It has also leveraged its success into generating more revenue, such as with its sponsorship deal with the investment house IBI.

In some cases, that has led to overpaying to bring in the players that management wanted. And to their credit, Yannay and minority owners Gili Raanan, and Miki Malka have done what every fan of every club hopes his team's owner would do: they have authorized these signings and at times been personally involved in making them happen.

Yannay revealed on Wednesday night that part of the deal to convince Micic to sign with Hapoel was to offer him shares in the club. And although he did not elaborate on what that meant, it is clear that ownership was willing to go above and beyond the norm to bring a superstar to the club. 

In his comments after the Micic signing, Itoudis said the following:

"I would like to say to Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, as I quoted many times, that they need to sleep tight because we have leaders like Ofer Yannay, Gili Raanan, and Miki Malka, who are trying to build the best possible team for decades. Special thanks, because Gili Raanan and Miki Malka consulted with Ofer and gave their full support to close this deal with Vasa. Special thanks to the management that worked on all the details".

In modern sports, you have to invest to build a winning team. Those investments can be in salary, facilities, time, etc. Hapoel has been willing to spend money to put the team in a position to compete already as EuroLeague debutants.

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### What Micic brings

All of the above plans are much more credible now that Micic will be on the floor. The rest of the players get better with Micic there. And the ability to recruit for the remaining roster spots just got easier.

Micic already has one former teammate with him in Elijah Bryant. The two won the EuroLeague together in 2022.

What Micic brings to the court, we already know. His play promises to make Hapoel a playoff contender – at a minimum. And with Itoudis to weld all the pieces together, there is great potential for Hapoel. 

However, more than Micic's scoring or passing or leadership, what he brings to Hapoel Tel Aviv is credibility. And that goes a long way toward building a EuroLeague powerhouse. 

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Frankie Sachs delves into the Israeli side's high-profile signing of the two-time EuroLeague champion

What does Vasilije Micic bring to Hapoel?

Virtus Bologna has signed Italian national team player Saliou Niang, who grew up in the youth system of the club's archrival Fortitudo Bologna. 

Virtus invests in rising star Saliou Niang

[Virtus Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/roster/vir/?season=2025-26) has signed Italian national team player [Saliou Niang](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/saliou-niang/012687/), who grew up in the youth system of the club's archrival Fortitudo Bologna.

Niang (1.99 meters, 21 years old) has spent the last two seasons with Dolomiti Energia Trento. He averaged 6.7 points and 5.1 rebounds over 17 BKT EuroCup games last season as a part-time starter. Niang's play improved as the season progressed; he posted an average PIR of 6.8 in his first 12 appearances and a PIR of 12.4 in his last five, which included a 10-point, 8-assist effort against eventual champion Hapoel Tel Aviv and 8 points and 12 rebounds against ratiopharm Ulm.

Best of Saliou Niang: 2024-25

He also helped Trento win the 2025 Italian Cup. In May, Niang was chosen as the Italian League's Most Improved Player of the Year.

The promise Niang showed led to him being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Born in Senegal, Niang was a child when his family moved to Italy. He made his debut for the Italian national team in February in the EuroBasket 2025 qualifying round against Hungary. In signing with Virtus, Niang returns to Bologna, where he began his career with Fortitudo.

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The athletic small forward spent the last two seasons with Trento

Anadolu Efes Istanbul added another weapon to what is already shaping up to be a deep and long frontcourt by signing Georgios Papagiannis

Georgios Papagiannis returns to Istanbul with Efes

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/roster/ist/) added another weapon to what is already shaping up to be a deep and long frontcourt by signing [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/). The deal is for two seasons with an option for a third. 

Papagiannis (2.20 meters, 28 years old), a 2021-22 All-EuroLeague selection, arrives from AS Monaco, which he helped reach the Final Four last season. In what was his only season with the club, the big man posted 7.3 points, 3. rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 16:30 minutes per game. A threat all over the court, Papagiannis made 66.7% of his two-pointers, shot 39.3% from downtown, and led the league in blocks.

Last season marked the second time Papagiannis was the league-leader in rejections. The first was in his All-EuroLeague campaign, when he was also the league's top rebounder. He became only the fourth player in competition history to lead the EuroLeague in both rebounds and blocks, joining Arvydas Sabonis, Ekpe Udoh and Andrei Kirilenko. Papagiannis enters the 2025-26 season ranked fourth in EuroLeague history with 253 blocks and is one of 36 players with 1,00 career rebounds.

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Papagiannis came through the ranks at the Peristeri youth system and made his professional debut with that club. He left in 2013 to play high school basketball in the United States and upon his return a year later signed with Panathinaikos. Papagiannis was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and would play a season and a half there as well as briefly for the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played 33 games with the Reno Bighorns in the G-League.

He returned to the Greens in 2018 and became a mainstay in the paint over five seasons. Papagiannis then played one season with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and another for Monaco. His trophy case includes three Greek championships and four Greek Cups with Panathinaikos and a Turkish League and Cup double with Fenerbahce.  

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">👊 Ailemizin yeni üyesi: Georgios Papagiannis<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/mL52sWbgc4">pic.twitter.com/mL52sWbgc4</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1945492415860588561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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The former All-EuroLeague selection played for Fenerbahce two years ago

The big man joins FC Bayern Munich, where he reunites with head coach Gordon Herbert.

Bayern adds center Leon Kratzer

[FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/mun/) added another piece to its frontcourt by signing center [Leon Kratzer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/leon-kratzer/004512/), the club announced Wednesday. 

Kratzer (2.12 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Paris Basketball, where he made his EuroLeague debut last season.

In 27 appearances, all off the bench, Kratzer scored a total of 17 points and averaged 2.4 rebounds, all while playing just below 10 minutes per game. He also helped Paris win the French League title, but appeared in only seven games, grabbing 4.3 rebounds in those games along with 1.3 points.

A season earlier, Kratzer helped Paris win the BKT EuroCup, averaging 5.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐎𝐍 👋<br><br>We&#39;ve signed national team center Leon Kratzer, who made his <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Euroleague</a> debut with <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisBasketball</a> last season! Read all about it ⤵️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rosterupdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rosterupdate</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/freelanceDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@freelancede</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1945423413390233875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kratzer joined Paris in the summer of 2023 from Telekom Baskets Bonn, where he became a Basketball Champions League winner. His two years in the French capital were his only period outside his native Germany.

In 2011, Kratzer moved as a 14-year-old from his hometown club BBC Bayreuth to the youth system of Brose Bamberg and played with their affiliate teams at the time, Breitengusbach and Baunach. From the third division, he advanced to the German second division, where he was named Player of the Season in 2017. The following year, he played in the German elite for Wurzburg, then had a brief return to Bamberg in 2018.

Kratzer then joined the Skyliners Frankfurt, where he played for current Bayern head coach Gordon Herbert and made his EuroCup debut in the 2018-19 campaign. From there, he moved to Bonn, where he spent three seasons.

Kratzer also has 15 appearances for the German national team, also under Coach Herbert.

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The big man has played for Bayern head coach Gordon Herbert on two occasions in the past