Warriors Guard Schroder compares Handelsdeadline with ‘modern slavery’ originally published on NBC Sports Bay Area
San Francisco – The NBA career of Dennis Schröder is defined by rental.
At the moment Schröder played in his 12th professional campaign and was traded five times, including once this season once the Warriors took over from the Brooklyn Nets on December 15, 2024.
No one in a dressing room in rumors understands this time of year better than someone who has played for eight teams and treated twice on the day of the NBA trading deadline, as recently as last season.
Schröder, 31, has undergone the fear and uncertainty of the trade theadline. The days prior to the date are now no different than all others. It is as usual for the experienced veteran.
“At the end of the day your salary is still the same,” Schröder told NBC Sports Bay Area in an exclusive interview after the 104-99 victory of the Warriors against the Orlando Magic on Monday evening. “Of course you go to another city, but at the end of the day that is not a real problem. That is a luxury problem.
‘It’s always exciting for you [the media] probably. For me, in my 12th season, the business community is business. I have my own team in Germany. I know how it works. For me it is a company at the end of the day. “
It wasn’t always for Schröder. He was in the shoes of his young teammates who have seen their names in trade rumors, confused, irritated or, to be honest, crazy. Schröder walked on the same walk as his career progressed that a handful of Warriors veterans have to do.
The task is designed to do the team well. His advice is also to always take care of yourself, to look out for yourself in what a ‘murderous company’ is, says Schröder. The reason: you can be traded for a star at any time.
Just like everyone else who was still wrapping his head around the news, Schröder was this weekend by the Dallas Mavericks who traded Luka Dončić, this weekend to the Los Angeles Lakers. The move was immediately seen as one of the wildest and most surprising transactions in sports history. It was also a memory of Schröder.
“Luka Dončić has just been traded and received five F – G NBA First Teams,” said Schröder. “All-Stars, he brought money last year, NBA Finals and $ 117 million that he cannot sign now because he has been traded, and that is not an income tax. From now on I see it even crazier than it was, because nobody is safe to exchange someone like that.
“Even Steph Curry is probably not safe when I see that. It is finished – – D -up business. “
Dončić was in the store next season for a five-year, $ 345 million super-max contract from the Mavericks, but is no longer eligible after he was traded. The most that the Lakers Dončić can offer this summer is a five -year -old deal of $ 229 million.
There is a lot that Schröder does not like about the Trade Deadline. That it feels like an event. That the games feel secondary. The combination he believes is “terrible for the competition.” He sees how debate and rumors draw attention to the competition and create more money, but thinks there should be better ways to reach both.
Even more, for Schröder, the Trade Deadline and how it is viewed speaks to a much bigger problem.
“It’s like modern slavery,” said Schröder. “It is modern slavery at the end of the day. Everyone can decide where you are going, even if you have a contract. Yes, of course, we earn a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day when they say: ‘You will not come to work tomorrow, you will go there,’ they can decide that. They have to change that a bit.
“But still grateful that we are here and that we can live this every day. I think everyone who is blessed here is. But if you really think about it, it’s a bit strange that the organization can tell you: “We want your team first to be, but you go there.” It’s a lot. “
The control, as Schröder kept saying, is all in the hands of the owners and organizations. Not every situation works for a player. The wrong step to the wrong city, the wrong coaching staff and teammates, can change the career of a player. It can change the future and financial situation of a person, recognized Schroder.
Is there a solution? Or is this only the structure in a system of a competition whose players are more than 70 percent black, but is not a majority owner of the 30 teams?
“That’s what the NBA is,” said Schröder.
Schröder wants solutions. Somewhere in the MKBA, his wish would be to correct this incorrectly, especially for players who have built up in the NBA for years.
“It can’t be someone who brings someone to the NBA final,” Schröder said about Doncic.
Then Schröder looks around the dressing room. An environment of people who really like to be together.
And a reality of what could happen to the 25-24 Warriors by noon on 6 February.
“Wiggs,” said Schröder, referring to Andrew Wiggins, “almost won the F – N ‘Finals MVP in 2022 and now he is at the Handelsblok. Kevon Looney won three championships here. He was one of the keys to win the championship , and now he is now on the trade block.
“I understand it for the first year, the second year, but after a certain time … I don’t know. They have to write something in the SME to repair something – a bit. “
Schröder’s wife, Ellen, and their three children between the ages of 2, 4 and 6, were more than a month in Brooklyn before they accompanied him in San Francisco. Christmas was celebrated during Facetime. Even in a career that has gone throughout the country throughout the country, the resident of Braunschweig, Germany, emphasizes how close he and his family are.
Where he goes, they sore traveling to Japan, China and Thailand.
Schröder has played 24 games with the Warriors, shooting 9.8 points on average at 32.5 percent in general and 25.9 percent on 3-Pointers in his first 12 games. In his last 12, scoring figures have risen to 11.4 points per match at 42.5 percent and 38.6 percent of three. Schroder predicted that he would play better as soon as his family was here and he was not wrong, also an average of 1.5 steals in the past 12 games.
Due to a new exception in the MKBA Schröder, the Warriors can turn against Thursday’s trade theadline. From Wednesday, Schröder can be aggregated in a deal with other players. He will be an unlimited free agent this season, but the Warriors have his early bird rights.
Schröder wants to stay in a Golden State Jersey for the rest of the season, and possibly beyond. The Warriors paid him to live in a hotel room before his family arrived. Now that they are back together, they have their apartment and Schröder, who recognizes his playing style, has not always been the easiest fit on the Warriors, sees an on and off-the-court connection that he does not want to end.
“If it stays that way, I think we will achieve a lot,” said Schröder. “At the end of the day it is exactly where I feel appreciated where you get the appreciation. As 12 years in this competition, where people want you and make sure you feel appreciated when you come to work and do your things, that’s where you want to be. They have done that so far.
“We are going to win again, turn it around and hopefully we will stay this way and we will make a deep run in the play -offs. From that moment we are building. If someone welcomes you as they did to me, I naturally want to stay here. I got a few more years until I want to go back to my team in Germany, so it would of course be great if I am here. Let’s look.
“You never know in this company.”
Between his experiences and improving basketball for everyone, Schröder has strong opinions about the structure of sport and the feeling of speculation. He hopes that long -term changes can come, just as he hopes to stay with the Warriors, at least for the short term.
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