Chris Fleming is in Germany this week, trying to get his German national team into next year's Eurobasket, the FIBA Europe tournament. He's now 2-0 in the qualifying tournament after a last-minute win over Austria Saturday. His team, once a powerhouse, is playing without Dirk Nowitzki, who retired from international play, and Dennis Schroeder, who took this summer off to focus his new assignment as Atlanta's starting point guard.
Once that's done, in a couple of weeks, he'll return to Brooklyn to work with Kenny Atkinson, his college teammate, on the Nets offense.