With an unpronounceable German name and a horrible flattop haircut, Detlef Schrempf was the epitome of the white European basketball import during the mid-1990s.
Although a small forward, "the Grand Teuton" was a beast from downtown. He was a career 38.4% from behind the arc, making an impressive 51.4% of his three-point attempts during the 1994-1995 season.
Not only did Schrempf pave the way for future Eurotrash superstars like Dirk Nowitzki and Andrei Kirilenko, he also inspired Seattle's Band of Horses to write a love song in his honor.
With the Sonics set to leave Seattle, we have probably seen the last of Schrempf.
[Note: this post is part of an on-going series highlighting the achievements of painfully-white white basketball players]
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