Baden-Württemberg: Ludwigsburg basketball players get new playmakers

Ludwigsburg (dpa / lsw) - The MHP giants Ludwigsburg have signed the American Markell Johnson for the coming season of the basketball Bundesliga. The 23-year-old is moving from the Lithuanian club Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys to the Swabians, as they announced on Tuesday. Johnson receives a one-year contract. "He's a fast, athletic playmaker who has explosive acceleration and is very good at pick and roll," Ludwigsburg's new head coach Josh King said of the point guard.