As of: December 15, 2024 7:39 p.m
From the east to the west coast of the USA: The next move is coming up for basketball world champion Dennis Schröder and his family. The Braunschweiger is moving to the four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the middle of the North American professional league season.
The Californians confirmed the deal on Sunday. Schröder has already appeared on social networks in the Warriors jersey, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
The trade is not unexpected, not even for Schröder, who is now waiting for the eighth team of his NBA career. “I’ve been here for twelve years, I know how the business works,” the 31-year-old said after the start of the season and emphasized: “In the end, I play for Brooklyn, I’m very happy here. But you know that you also play for Brooklyn everyone else plays.”
Schröder now alongside superstar Curry
Schröder took advantage of the ten-month showcase with the Nets. With an average of 18.4 points and 6.6 assists per game, he is one of the best development players in the league. Now he has the chance for sporting success. As a teammate of basketball icon Stephen Curry, four-time NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist in Paris, the goals will be different than in Brooklyn, where a lot of things were designed for the future.
The Warriors are fifth in the West, until De’Anthony Melton’s serious knee injury, things were going great for the four-time NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022) with experienced master coach Steve Kerr. Without Melton, the “Dubs” lost seven of the last nine games. Its failure “changed everything,” Kerr admitted frankly. Schröder should bring the statics back into the game, possibly initially from the bench.
Chance of a new contract?
Nevertheless, the trade is also a logical step for the captain of the national team: Schröder can not only hope for sporting success, but also for a new contract. His current one, worth $13 million, expires in the summer of 2025. Before he returns to his hometown of Braunschweig with his family, Schröder wants to play at the highest NBA level for a few more years and earn good money at the same time. At 36 years old, Curry shows what is possible.
For Schröder, the next move across the USA is worth it just for the opportunity to play with the two-time MVP – especially since he has long since come to terms with his travels. “That’s part of it, I take it sportily and professionally. If there are changes, I try to take it positively,” he said at the beginning of December.Süddeutsche Zeitung”. A few days later it says: “Goodbye, New York” and “Welcome to California”.
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