ALBA locks up Louis Olinde for 3 more years

ALBA Berlin announced on Wednesday that forward Louis Olinde will remain with the club for three more seasons. Olinde (2.05 meters, 25 years old) has been with ALBA since 2020. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season and he was a starter in all but 2 of them. In his three seasons with ALBA, Olinde has helped the club win the German championship twice and the German Cup once.

Olinde, who is currently training with the German national team, is a native of Hamburg, Germany, and began playing in that club's youth system. He also played for Rist Wedel before joining Brose Bamberg in 2016 – at the age of 18. He spent four seasons there and made his EuroLeague debut with Bamberg. Olinde won the German League and the German Cup once each during his time with Bamberg.

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"Berlin has become my second home in the last three years," Olinde told the club's website. "I’ve met a lot of people here. I love the club and the people around it. That's why it was an easy decision for me to sign another three-year contract with ALBA. As a team, we have a small upheaval ahead of us: many players have left, there will be a few new faces. But I'm really looking forward to it. For everyone in the team, this is the opportunity to take another step forward and take on more responsibility."

"Louis has improved enormously in the three seasons with us and underlined his development last season with great performances," ALBA sports director Himar Ojeda said. "I am sure that he will become an even greater performer and take on even more responsibility in the future."