Leon Kratzer

Professional career

Leon Kratzer, born on February 4, 1997, is a German professional basketball player whose father, Marc Suhr, was a 7-foot center who played four times for the German men's national team. Kratzer began playing at age 12 with BBC Bayreuth's youth squad before joining the Brose Bamberg youth program in 2012. He debuted for Bamberg's reserve team, the Baunach Young Pikes, in Germany's third-tier ProB during the 2013-14 season and helped them earn promotion to the ProA.

He first appeared in the top-level Basketball Bundesliga for Bamberg in the 2016-17 season while still playing regularly for the reserves. That year, he averaged 14.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game for Baunach, earning ProA Player of the Year honors. Seeking more playing time in the Bundesliga, he went on loan to s.Oliver Würzburg in June 2017. He later signed with Skyliners Frankfurt on November 20, 2018, and then with Telekom Baskets Bonn on July 31, 2020.

In 2023, Kratzer won the Basketball Champions League with Bonn, going scoreless in the final against Hapoel Jerusalem but grabbing a team-high six rebounds. On July 8, 2023, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A. Kratzer also played for German junior national teams at the 2013 U16, 2015 U18, and 2016 and 2017 U20 European Championships.