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Being An Actor Like His Dad Was Never On Nicolas Kodjoe´s(FC Bayern Munich 2) Menu As Being An Athlete Was Simply His Calling

nicolas with dad Boris at the U-19 World cup in 2025

Having Hollywood actors and Actresses have their offspring follow in their foot steps is nothing unusual. It definitely happens. From the top of my head, it doesn´t get any better than the father son duo of Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas who´s careers have spanned more than 80 years. But there are others as well like the family trio of legendary actor Martin Sheen and his sons Charlie and Emilio Estevez who have been gracing the big screens since the 80´s. Some other father and son and daughter duo´s include Sean Connery and Jason and Don Johnson and Dakota. But not all sons and daughters follow in the foot steps of their parents. For example last season Dragons Rhondorf fan Arne Westor told me a real scoop about one of FC Bayern Munich 2 talents Nicolas Kodjoe (198-F/G-2006). I love knowing these fine tidbits for my basketball play by play. He had mentioned to me that his dad Boris was a well known Hollywood actor best known for the TV series Seattle fire fighters. But not only dad Boris is in show business, but also wife and mother of Nicolas Nicole Ali Parker is an actress who played in the 1997 movie Boogie Nights with Mark Wahlberg. But Nicolas didn´t do what Charlie Sheen or Michael Douglas did and take the acting route. Nicolas´s love became basketball. “ I never wanted to act or be a model, It just never appealed to me more than being an athlete”, stressed Nicolas Kodjoe.

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Nicolas Kodjoe who spent quality time with family in New York this summer and lists current Boston Celtic Jordan Walsh as his toughest opponent so far was born on Halloween 2006. He grew up in Los Angeles and played at Southern California academy. He has the German citizenship, on account of his dad having a German mother. He began palying for German youth national teams starting in 2022 and right away picked up a Gold medal at the U-16 Euro averaging 4.1ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.3apg, 1.1spg. “There are so many great memories from that tournament. The celebration after winning was pretty great. My role then was to be mainly a defensive player, my role now was to be 3 and D, with the ability to catch and drive”, stated Nicolas Kodjoe. In 2024, he won 2 medals first at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany (Unofficial World Championship U18) winning the Bronze playing 7 games averaging 1.4ppg, 2.7rpg and a few months later won the Gold at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in Tampere (Finland) averaging 4.8ppg, 2.2rpg. Winning 2 Golds in a span of 2 years was a massive achievement for him. “It was super gratifying to win back to back golds with the same group of guys”, remembered Nicolas Kodjoe. He spent 2 summers in Germany winning Gold medals, but wasn´t the only guy flying in from the States. His teammate Christian Anderson of Texas Tech was also doing it. Despite only being with the squad for a short time during the summers, a bond still was able to form. “After our first win back in 2022, everyone stayed in great contact with each other. Even though everyone went their separate ways, we still remained close. So the last tournament we were a very very close family”, warned Nicolas Kodjoe.

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The athletic forward who lists Lebron, Jordan, Kobe, and Magic on his personal NBA Mount Rushmore decided to come overseas and played the 2024-2025 season with the FC Munich 2 team that competes in the Pro B and also played with the NBBL (U-19) team. He definitely has learned how to win with the youth national teams and also did with FC Bayern Munich U-19 team. After 3 tries, FC Bayern Munich finally captured the title, the first since 2019. “ The guys had told me about the year before and their final 4 exit. It was a great feeling to help bring a title to Munich”, said Nicolas Kodjoe. He was mainly an energizer short of player from the bench, but stepped up big from the bench scoring 11 points over Vechta. He also had a very solid first Pro B season averaging 4,4ppg, 2,8rpg and 1,1apg. He did his best in the minutes he got always trying to make an impact in any way at both ends of the court. “This year showed me what works and what doesn’t. Especially against grown men. My physicality and aggression is my biggest growing point”, said Nicolas Kodjoe. He couldn´t name 1 player who had the biggest impact on him. All were crucial in him being able to make the adjustment smoother. “Everyone had a unique impact on me, it wouldn’t be right to say just one person. Everyone was crucial to making me feel at home and welcome. But in a way, he has to have a special relationship with roommate Ivan Kharchenkov who is balling at Arizona (NCAA) this season. Did his killer instinct rub off on him? “The most important lesson I learned from Ivan is to not shy away from who you are, play your game, and make everyone see you”, said Nicolas Kodjoe. He didn´t decide to go the NCAA route like so many, but will return back to FC Munich to keep developing in Bavaria. “My biggest goal this year is to help bring this team to the playoffs. My aggression and downhill attack will be on a higher level this year”, warned Nicolas Kodjoe.

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After winning the NBBL (U-19) title, his winning ways didn´t end in 2025 as in less than 2 months, he helped the German U-19 team win the Silver medal at the World Cup. “This year was a great year of growth for me”, added Nicolas Kodjoe. Germany had some start problems against Slovenia, but then played with discipline at both ends reaching the final. “With every game we played we grew much more disciplined and in control. Maintaining control was one of our keys to winning with each game we played. Maintaining control under any circumstances”, remembered Nicolas Kodjoe. It must have been very enriching for the team being able to play so consistent as a team against so many different countries. “It just proved how much chemistry and balance we have as a team. Our history together really showed in those moments”, expressed Nicolas Kodjoe. Germany had to battle the aggressive and annoying USA and held their own for a half, but then fell apart in the second half. He definitely knew what he was up against as he had played against some of them and trained with them. The athleticism of USA was simply too much for Germany. “The depth that USA had was tough to compete with, their athleticism was brought out because of how rested everyone on their team stayed”, remembered Nicolas Kodjoe. The talent level of Germany was high, but the talent level of USA was maybe a tick higher as there were future NBA draft picks with Dybantsa, Peat and Brown. One of these 3 had the biggest impact on him. “Koa Peat was super fundamental and composed throughout all 4 quarters”, stated Nicolas Kodjoe. With all the medals that he has won, where does the Silver one rank? “This silver ranks 2nd in level of importance”, said Nicolas Kodjoe.

2025 NBBL in Berlin

The forward who names Lebron James as his GOAT has been playing with the same guys now for 3 summers and he has seen them develop and now exactly where the path of Christian Anderson will go. “Chris has an amazing work ethic, skill, and loves to compete. He’s played and will continue to play on the biggest stages if he keeps improving. I believe he will be an NBA player within the next couple of years”, warned Nicolas Kodjoe. Watching big man double double monster Hannes Steinbach do his thing was enriching and he will have to watch from afar as the ex Wurzburg player will be playing for Washington (NCAA) this season. “Hannes’ size and touch around the rim already put him in a very high position. His fight and competitiveness is what puts him even higher”, added Nicolas Kodjoe. He also saw the incredible leadership skills of Alba Berlin guard Jack Kayil flourish. “Jack is a very unselfish guard, he knows where to find you. It’s very fun to play with someone like that”, said Nicolas Kodjoe. Despite only playing 4 games at the U-19 World Cup and 11 minutes less than in the Pro B, his professionalism is huge. Guys like Janne Muller, Tom Stoiber and him had to fight for minutes. His mindset and discipline is already at a high rate. I “I love to play, I want to play, but at the end of the day it is the coaches decision, and I have to live with that”, stressed Nicolas Kodjoe. Even if he didn´t play heavy minutes, the whole experience on and off the court was enriching for him at the U-19 World Cup. He experienced a lot including seeing Dirk Nowitzki in the crowd. “My coolest moment off court was just having downtime with the team, either playing ping pong, or just hanging with the guys. Dirk has been a friend of my father since before I was born, he’s a great person to be around”, warned Nicolas Kodjoe. But nothing will be more special than having that unique brotherhood with 7 guys that began to win at the first tournament in 2022.” No doubt, we will definitely be brothers for years and years to come”, stressed Nicolas Kodjoe.

Maximilian Peters Goal Is To Become A Professional Player But Also Interested To Get Into The Sports Science Sector

Not only was I witness of the massive battle between Mathieu Grujicic and Ivan Crnjac at the 2023 JBBL (U-16) final in Frankfurt as I had the pleasure of calling the game, but I was only high in the arena while Maximillian Peters was witnessing the back and forth scoring punching on the court. Grujicic finished his scoring masterpiece netting 53 points while Crnjac followed with a 41 points night. It was a game that will surely be remembered in a decade and even in 2-3 decades when people recall the greatest head to head battles between 2 players in a JBBL final. Peters was 16 at the time and was a very important role player/scorer who could launch long three´s with the best of them at his age then. This final is a game that he will never forget. “The atmosphere was great in Frankfurrt. I was really impressed by Mathieu Grujicic. They had that next play mentality. I remember looking at the score board from time to time to see how both were doing. I will never forget Ivan´s back to back three´s that got us to overtime”, remembered Maximilian Peters (206-F-2007). That was one of his coolest experiences as a player, but he also has another one in his young life so far. “Last summer being invited to a U-17 training camp was another great experience. I was training with the guys for 1,5 months. I was cut near the end and Germany finished 12th. It was the highest level that I had ever seen”, stressed Maximilian Peters.

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The young German who lists Nathan Soliman as the toughest player that he has ever faced up until now was born on January 26th, 2007. He grew up in Mainz, Germany. He like so many young German boys began to play soccer at a young age and played for 5-6 years. He began at ASC Mainz at age 12 and played one JBBL season before coming to Frankfurt for his second JBBL year. His big role model was Jayson Tatum and his 2 favorite Skyliner players were Joshua Obiesie and Quantez Robertson. But he also likes to observe another former Skyliner. “I also like Joe Voigtman. I enjoy his smartness on the court and how he moves”, said Maximilian Peters. He came to Frankfurt when he was 15. “My mentor Kevin Beiko had contact to head coach Olaf Kanngiesser and he organized a try out for me”, said Maximilian Peters. He didn´t have to wait long for tasting success as i his first season in Frankfurt, he helped Eintracht Frankfurt Skyliners reach the JBBL top 4 and final in 2023. “I have great memories of that season. Our team chemistry was great. Losing the final against Alba Berlin was frustrating though. I had some unlucky three point shot chances in the final, but unfortunately didn´t have a big impact. I had had a good game in the semi-final against Vechta. That is where Dirk Bauermann noticed me”, recalled Maximilian Peters. It is only logical that a competitor like him not forget a brutal loss like that. “I think that final had to do with who had the better form that day. I think that if we had played a second time, we would have won”, warned Maximilian Peters.

The forward who lists Ivan Crnjac, Namori Omog, Kostantinos Kapetanakis, Yves Ochs and Niklas Mutter as his 5 best teammates of all-time is fortunate to be on a team this season that is really talented. The NBBL (U-19) team could be on the way to the Top 4 in Berlin this season. “The Top 4 is our goal. We definitely want to get there. I don´t know what will happen then. Our mentality is to go there and win the title. We have guys with experience. If we keep growing as a team, then we have good chances”, warned Maximilian Peters. The team is undefeated at the moment and are simply a special group of guys´. “The 2007 guys have big roles and we simply have great chemistry. It reminds me of our JBBL team 2 years ago. We have very good individual class. Our only weakness is at the center spot”, warned Maximilian Peters. The club have great role players like him and Julius Messer who at the same time can score 20 points on any night, a great bench who all give energy and the trio of Crnjac, Omog and Edoka who lead the team forward. “That Trio is very important. All produce very well on offense. You need a guy like Crnjac as a leader. Omog is very mature. They all compliment each other well and keep the team together. We have 4-5 guys that can score 20 points any night and step up. That is a great strength of ours. stressed Maximilian Peters.

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The Mainz native who lists his NBA Mount Rushmore as Lebron, Jordan, Kobe and Shaq and his Euro Mount Rushmore as Spanoulis, Doncic, Giannis and Jokic and has Jordan as his GOAT is a 206cm forward. He is a modern day big that compares his game to Kevin Durant. “I have long arms and legs and am not so wide, but mobile. My shot also looks like Durant´s”, smiled Maximilian Peters who currently is averaging 8,6ppg and 5,6rpg in the NBBL and 2,5ppg and 2,1rpg in the Pro B. His biggest weapon is his three pointer and his favorite position is the 4, but is learning to play the 5. He also has a nice pick and pop game. An area of his game that he is working a lot on is his defense. “My defense is developing. It is my biggest weakness, but I´m working on it. We switch with me. In the future, I want to be versatile and be able to defend 1-5. I also need to improve my 1-1 defense, added Maximilian Peters. But he is also working on a few other areas. “I´m working on my lateral quickness and counter moves on the close out. Plus your shot can never be perfect”, commented Maximilian Peters. It is no surprise that his long term goal is to become a professional player, but he also wants to have a plan B ready to unwrap if needed. “I´m in 12th grade now and could see myself studying sport science at university as a correspondence course”, expressed Maximilian Peters. It will be interesting to see where his journey will continue in the next years. For now he is concentrating on school and the NBBL season that could become a magical one. He probably will keep the JBBL final in the back of his mind as well. Who knows, perhaps 1 or even 2 of the great trio could have an off day. Then it will be up to guys like him and Julius Messer to help carry the team with scoring. Peters just may get that revenge in a final again.