Svetislav Pesic, meanwhile, who was once the coach of Alba
Pesic was quoted in the Munich newspaper Abendzeitung as saying: "If I stay, I will work to undertake young German players Pleiß and Robin Benzing. Such talent we need to win trophies."
Pleiß, a 2.15m center, who was drafted into the NBA in 2010, is enjoying a stand-out season with Bamberg, who are leading the German league with 27 wins and only two losses.
He is averaging 9.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, also blocking 1.9 shots per contest.
22-year old Benzing, who stunned people with great performances at EuroBasket 2009, is on the books of Ratiopharm Ulm.
The tall wing player is the 6th best scorer in the competition at 15.5 points while also grabbing 4.5 rebounds.
Both are very likely to represent Germany again at EuroBasket