Basketball substitution - World champion Thiemann switches to Japanese B-League
Basketball World Champion Johannes Thiemann named his new team four days after bidding farewell to Bundesligist Alba Berlin. The 30-year-old is switching to the Gunma Crane Thunders in the Japanese B-League, as Thiemann announced. "I am ready to give 100 % of my abilities to make the Gunma organization, management, employees, and fans proud, so we can achieve the best possible result together", Thiemann wrote on Instagram, "I am looking forward to seeing all of you in the next season at Gunma Crane Thunders Arena."
Thiemann played for Berliners in the last six years and won three championships and two cup victories. At the championship title in 2022, Thiemann, who moved up to tenth place in the Alba eternal table with 359 league games, was named MVP of the final series.
Last year, the center won the World Championship title with the national team, which was held in Japan. Thiemann is now nominated for the Olympics in Paris.
After leaving Alba Berlin, where he spent six successful years and earned multiple accolades, including being named MVP during the 2022 championship final series, Johannes Thiemann announced his move to the Gunma Crane Thunders in the Japanese B-League. Despite his recent achievements with the national team, including a World Championship title in Japan, Thiemann expressed his excitement to contribute to his new team, aiming to make the Gunma organization and fans proud in the upcoming season.
