BBL: Hamburg Towers part ways with playmaker Kendale McCullum

Hamburg. Die Veolia Towers Hamburg contest the rest of the season in the basketball Bundesliga without their playmaker Kendale McCullum. The American is moving to Rytas Vilnius, second in the table and Champions League round of 16, with immediate effect.

For a long time, the Wilhelmsburg were dissatisfied with the performance of the 26-year-old on the field and his effect on the team structure. A possible separation has been in the air for several weeks. So far, the Hamburgers had not found a buyer for McCullum to save on his remaining salary. Now his agent found the right club in Vilnius.

McCullum seemed increasingly overwhelmed at the Towers

There were already doubts about the influence on winning after the commitment last summer. Although McCullum had an outstanding season individually, he was relegated from the Bundesliga with the JobStairs Gießen 46ers. The lively guard initially impressed in Hamburg, but seemed increasingly overwhelmed when his team’s deep sporting crisis began.

“Kendale was a performer, but overall he didn’t live up to expectations. He told us that he would like to move and that he sees his future elsewhere. We complied with this request and then worked on an amicable solution,” said Towers sports director Marvin Willoughby about the team’s best points collector to date with an average of 15.8 points.

Does the McCullum replacement come from Wedel?

Similarly, the Czech center Michal Kozak (24) from cooperation partner SC Rist Wedel from the 2nd Bundesliga ProB, who is at risk of relegation, should in future only play in table 13, according to information from the Abendblatt. accrue So far he has played as a substitute in one Bundesliga game and in four EuroCup games.

Towers guard Len Schoormann is still awaiting his national team debut. The 20-year-old was not used in the 87:81 victory in the sportingly insignificant World Cup qualifier of the already qualified Germans in Finland.

On the other hand, Justus Hollatz (21) from Hamburg, who has been playing for the Spanish club CB Breogán since this season, impressed with six points and 14 strong assists, which helped Germany win the group in a direct duel.