Robert Baker, who started his pro career in Europe in 2021 and is currently the president of the G Players Union, has signed a deal with ALBA Berlin until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Having just played for Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, Robert Baker II is now strengthening ALBA Berlin's frontcourt in the EuroLeague and the BBL.
The German club has signed the 26-year-old until the end of the current season. The American big man, who plays both the power forward and center positions, is moving from the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League to Berlin. The news was first reported by BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas.
Baker made the leap to the pros in 2021 in the Slovakian league with Iskra Svit before joining the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League in October of the same year.
Robert Baker II
| Team: |
ALBA Berlin |
| Position: | PF, C |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 208 cm |
| Weight: | 93 kg |
| Birth place: | United States of America |
For the 2022-23 season, he moved to the Lakeland Magic. His career then took him around the world: after stints with the Cariduros de Fajardo (Puerto Rico) and the Akita Northern Happinets (Japan), he returned to the G League in 2024 and played for the College Park Skyhawks, where he averaged 14.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
After an appearance in the 2024 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks, Baker was briefly signed to a contract with the Orlando Magic in October. He most recently played for their farm team, the Osceola Magic in the NBA G League. In addition, Baker II was elected president of the Next Gen Basketball Players Union (NGBPU) in December, a players' union that advocates for the rights of all G League players.
After playing three games for the US national team last year, ALBA's new signing was active again in two games for Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in February. In the last game against the Bahamas, he was the squad's most efficient player with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks.
