Dennis Schröder ( ; ; born 15 September 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany, before joining the

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for his first five seasons in the NBA. He is the sole owner of his German hometown team, Basketball Loewen Braunschweig of the

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, and had been the majority shareholder of the team since 2018. Debuting for the German national team in 2014, Schröder helped the team to its first major medal in 17 years when Germany won bronze at the 2022 EuroBasket. In 2023, he led the national team to their first

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title at the

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while being named the

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. The following year, Schröder was the flag bearer for Germany along with

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ka Anna-Maria Wagner at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He helped Germany to a fourth place finish and was named to the FIBA Olympics All-Star Five team.

Early life

Schröder is the son of a German father and a Gambian mother, and has a brother and a younger sister. He and his brother were both heavily involved with

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until he found basketball at age 11. He started focusing on the latter career after his father died in 2009, choosing to wear the jersey number 17 in his honor, as it was his favorite number. His agent was former German basketball national player

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Professional career

Phantoms Braunschweig (2010–2013)

Schröder started playing professional basketball in 2010 for SG Braunschweig,

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of Phantoms Braunschweig. In his first season with SUM Baskets Braunschweig, he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game in a second-tier German league. In the 2011–12 season he made a breakthrough, averaging 17.8 points and 6.7 assists over 23 regular-season games. His team went in the playoffs where he averaged 18.8 points and 5.1 assists over four games. In the same season, he also played 30 games for Phantoms Braunschweig of the German league, averaging 2.3 points, 0.7 assists and 0.8 rebounds in about 8 minutes per game. In the 2012–13 season he played 32 games for Phantoms Braunschweig, averaging 12 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 25 minutes per game. For the season, he was named the League's Most Improved Player as well as Best Young German Player. In 2013, Schröder was announced to play at the 2013

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for the World Select Team. Before officially playing at the Nike Hoop Summit, Schröder decided to declare for the

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. On 20 April 2013, Schröder led his team to a 112–98 win. He finished with 18 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds in 29 minutes.

Atlanta Hawks (2013–2018)

On 27 June 2013, Schröder was selected by the

with the 17th overall pick in the

. On 11 July 2013, he signed with the Hawks. Schröder's minutes were cut due to frequent turnovers early in the season, with Shelvin Mack taking over the second-string point guard. He spent time in the

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in December, with the Bakersfield Jam, and finished his rookie season playing in just 49 games for the Hawks, with 3.7 points in 13.1 minutes per game. On 22 December 2014, Schröder scored a career-high 22 points in a 105–102 win over the

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. Schröder participated in the Rising Stars Challenge on 13 February 2015, recording 13 points, a game-high nine assists and three steals in Team World's 121–112 win over Team USA. His performance was lauded by ESPN analysts as looking like a "young

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". On 15 March 2015, he had 24 points and 10 assists in a 91–86 win over the

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. Schröder had a "breakout year" in 2014–15, increasing his averages to 10.0 points and 4.1 assists in 19.7 minutes per game, appearing in 77 regular season games with 10 starts. Schröder continued to play behind All-Star Teague in 2015–16, making just six starts in 80 games. He averaged 11.0 points and 4.4 assists in 20.3 minutes per game, shooting 42% from the field and 32% from 3-point range, leading to defenders often daring him to shoot the three. On 20 February 2016, he recorded 25 points and 10 assists in a 117–109 overtime loss to the

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. In Game 1 of the Hawks' second round playoff series against the

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, Schröder scored a playoff career-high 27 points in a 104–93 loss. On 26 October 2016, Schröder signed a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Hawks. He took the reins as the Hawks' lead guard in 2016–17 following Teague's trade to the

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. On 8 November 2016, Schröder scored a then career-high 28 points in a 110–106 win over the

. On 30 November 2016, he scored 14 of his career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter of the Hawks' 109–107 loss to the

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. On 9 December 2016, he set a new career high with 33 points in a 114–110 win over the

. In Game 5 of the Hawks' first-round playoff series against the

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, Schröder led the Hawks with 29 points, making a career-high-tying five 3s, and 11 assists in a 103–99 loss. On 23 December 2017, Schröder matched his career high with 33 points, including 27 in the second half, to help the Hawks beat the

112–107. On 12 January 2018, he scored a career-high 34 points in a 110–105 loss to the

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. On 20 March 2018, he set a new career high with 41 points in a 99–94 win over the

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Oklahoma City Thunder (2018–2020)

On 25 July 2018, Schröder was traded to the

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in a three-team deal involving the Hawks and the

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. In his first season in Oklahoma, he was positioned as the team's

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, coming off the bench behind superstar point guard

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. In his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on 16 October, Schröder recorded 21 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 108–100 loss to the

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. On 7 November, he scored a then season-high 28 points in a 95–86 win over the

. On 21 November, he scored a season-high 32 points off the bench in a 123–95 win over the Warriors. On 1 February 2019, he scored 24 of his 28 points in the second quarter of the Thunder's 118–102 win over the

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. On 3 March, he recorded 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a 99–95 win over the

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. His second season with the team saw him in the role of the sixth man yet again, this time behind veteran All-Star point guard

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and

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. Schröder led the league in scoring off the bench with 18.9 points per game, while shooting a career-high 46.9% from the field, including 38.5% on 3-point field goals. He finished as the runner-up to Montrezl Harrell in voting for the

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Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021)

On 18 November 2020, Schröder was traded to the

in exchange for Danny Green and the draft rights to first-round pick Jaden McDaniels. On 22 December 2020, Schröder made his Lakers debut, putting up 14 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, in a 116–109 loss to the

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. At the end of March 2021, there were rumors that he rejected the Lakers' contract extension offer of four years, $84 million to pursue a larger deal in the off-season as an

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which he later clarified that it was not true. He was sidelined twice during the season due to the league's

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health protocols, including missing seven games late in the season. Schröder started 61 games during the regular season, averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 assists per games and shooting 43.7% shooting from the field and 33.5% on 3-pointers. His numbers dropped in the playoffs to 14.3 points and 2.8 assists while shooting 40.3% from the field and 31.9% from three-point range, and the Lakers were eliminated in six games by Phoenix. During the off-season, the Lakers traded for point guard

, signaling that the Lakers would inevitably be moving on from Schröder.

Boston Celtics (2021–2022)

On 13 August 2021, Schröder signed with the

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, on a one-year, $5.9 million taxpayer mid-level exception contract. The Celtics, who had recently moved on from starting point guard

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via trade earlier in the off-season, were in search of backcourt depth and Schröder fit the bill at a much-discounted price than his rumored $84 million contract extension with the Lakers during the 2020–21 season. Schröder chose to wear number 71 with the Celtics as his usual number 17 had been retired by the Celtics in honor of

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. He became only the fourth-known player in the history of the league to wear the number 71 and the first since

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in 1965.

Houston Rockets (2022)

On 10 February 2022, Schröder was traded, along with

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and Bruno Fernando, to the

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in exchange for Daniel Theis. On 29 March, Schröder was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.

Return to the Lakers (2022–2023)

On 16 September 2022, the

signed Schröder to a one-year, $2.64 million deal for his return to the team. Schröder chose the Lakers over the

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and

citing "unfinished business" with the Lakers. After completing his first practice on his second stint with the team, he claimed during the media interviews that the Lakers never offered him a four-year, $84 million contract extension that he was eligible to sign during the previous free agency before the start of the

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. Schröder scored 14 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Lakers to a 112–109 win over the

during their regular season game on 4 January 2023. and on 20 January 2023, he put up 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and made a game-winning layup in a 122–121 win over the

. Schröder was also a big factor in the Lakers struggling return to the playoffs after missing last year's

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. During their hard-fought play-in game on 11 April 2023 against the

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, Dennis scored 21 points on 41.7% field goal shooting, along with 75% three-point shooting, making three out of four three-pointers which includes a clutch tiebreaking corner three-point shot off a kick out pass from superstar teammate

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, following a drive on the opposite side with 1.4 seconds remaining in the regulation. He almost had a game-winner and the Lakers were up by three. However, his other superstar teammate

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fouled

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's veteran point guard Mike Conley Jr. on a catch-and-shoot, corner three-point, game-tying attempt with 0.1 seconds remaining. Conley Jr. made all of the free throws to tie the game and send it to overtime. But eventually, the Lakers still won the game as Schröder iced the win with two free throws with 8.4 seconds left in overtime, clinching the 7th seed in the Western Conference and successfully securing a spot in the 2023 NBA playoffs.

Toronto Raptors (2023–2024)

On 30 June 2023, Schröder signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the

. The deal took up Toronto's entire mid-level exception allowing the organization about $8.7 million below the luxury tax threshold. It was Dennis' sixth team as he entered his tenth season in the NBA. On 25 October 2023, Schröder made his Raptors debut, putting up 22 points and seven assists in a 97–94 win over the

. On 13 December 2023, after a 135-128 win against the

, in which he had recorded 17 points, seven assists, and 3 rebounds, along with a block and a steal, Schröder achieved 10,000 career points.

Brooklyn Nets (2024)

On 8 February 2024, Schröder was traded alongside Thaddeus Young to the

in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie. On 10 February, Schröder made his Nets debut, putting up 15 points and 12 assists in a 123–103 win over the

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Golden State Warriors (2024–2025)

On 15 December 2024, Schröder was traded alongside a 2025 second-round pick to the

in exchange for De'Anthony Melton, Reece Beekman and three second-round picks.

Detroit Pistons (2025–present)

On 6 February 2025, Schröder was traded to the

, who also acquired Lindy Waters III and a future second round pick, as part of a five team trade by the Warriors to acquire Jimmy Butler. On 21 April, during the first round of the playoffs, Schröder recorded 20 points and three assists in a 100–94 Game 2 win against the

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National team career

Schröder has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and helped the German team to fifth place, averaging 6.1 points, 2 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes on the court. On 27 July 2014, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in a game against

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. Schröder played at EuroBasket 2015, in the group stage that was hosted in

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. Germany did not qualify for the knock-out stage and finished on the 18th place in the final rankings. He returned for

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, leading Germany to the quarterfinals and averaging a team-high 23.7 points and 5.6 assists per game. Schröder had expressed a desire to play for Germany at the

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; however, the German Basketball Federation was unable to meet the financial insurance requirements. He returned to

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and led Germany to third place, being named to the

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in the process. The run included a famous win over

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in the quarterfinals, which had

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on the roster. Schröder averaged team highs of 22.1 points and 7.1 assists per game. Schröder led the German national team to their first

title at the

. The team went undefeated, defeating top-ranked teams such as

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and the

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. After the final between Germany and

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, he was named

and to the FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team, averaging 17.9 points and 6.7 assists per game. At 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Schröder was the flag bearer for Germany along with

ka Anna-Maria Wagner. After going unbeaten in Group B and winning Greece in the quarterfinals, Germany lost to France, 69–73, in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, Germany lost to Serbia 83–93. For his play, Schröder was named to the FIBA Olympics All-Star Five team.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

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Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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Playoffs

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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, 16 , , 0 , , 18.1 , , .386 , , .235 , , .857 , , 1.8 , , 3.9 , , .6 , , .0 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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Personal life

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Germany vs Serbia 20-27

Schröder is married and has three children. Schröder became known earlier in his career for his "signature" patch of bleached blonde hair which he adopted upon leaving Germany for the United States. It came at the suggestion of his mother who thought it would help people to recognize him in public. Schröder is a devout

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. He prays before games and before going to sleep. Schröder is a teetotaler and has never consumed alcohol in his life. Schröder missed games on two different occasions due to

protocols in place. In May 2021, he said that he was the only Lakers player who had not been vaccinated against the disease. After the Nets were eliminated from the 2024 playoffs, Schröder joined FC Germania Bleckenstedt soccer team of the German Landesliga Braunschweig. In February 2025, Schröder compared the NBA trade deadline to

modern slavery Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to exist in the 21st century. Estimates of the number of enslaved people range from around 38 million to 49.6 million, d ...

References

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