29 Facts About Dennis Schroder

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Dennis Schroder is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.

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Dennis Schroder has previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany, before spending his first five seasons in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and two years with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Dennis Schroder is the sole owner of his German hometown team Braunschweig of the Easycredit BBL and has been the majority shareholder of the team since 2018.

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4.

In 2013, Dennis Schroder was announced to play at the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit for the World Select Team.

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5.

Dennis Schroder finished with 18 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds in 29 minutes.

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On June 27,2013, Dennis Schroder was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

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Dennis Schroder was compared to Rajon Rondo for his playing style and large hands.

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8.

Dennis Schroder entered the season as the Hawks' second point guard, just behind Jeff Teague in the rotation.

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Dennis Schroder was guilty of frequent turnovers early in the season, and as a result, his minutes were cut accordingly, with Shelvin Mack taking over the second-string point guard.

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10.

Dennis Schroder's performance was lauded by ESPN analysts as looking like a "young Tony Parker".

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11.

On July 25,2018, Dennis Schroder was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a three-team deal involving the Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers.

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12.

Dennis Schroder finished as the runner-up to Montrezl Harrell in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

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13.

On November 18,2020, Dennis Schroder was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Danny Green and the draft rights to first-round pick Jaden McDaniels.

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14.

Dennis Schroder was sidelined twice during the season due to the league's COVID-19 health protocols, including missing seven games late in the season.

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15.

Dennis Schroder started 61 games during the regular season, averaging 15.

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16.

Dennis Schroder chose to wear number 71 with the Celtics as his usual number 17 had been retired by the Celtics in honor of John Havlicek.

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17.

Dennis Schroder became only the fourth known player in the history of the league to wear the number 71 and the first since McCoy McLemore in 1965.

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18.

On February 10,2022, Dennis Schroder was traded, along with Enes Freedom and Bruno Fernando, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Daniel Theis.

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19.

Dennis Schroder has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams.

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20.

Dennis Schroder played in the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and helped the German team to fifth place, averaging 6.

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21.

Dennis Schroder played at EuroBasket 2015, in the group stage that was hosted in Berlin.

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22.

Dennis Schroder returned for EuroBasket 2017, leading Germany to the quarterfinals and averaging a team-high 23.

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23.

Dennis Schroder had expressed a desire to play for Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics the German Basketball Federation was unable to meet the financial insurance requirements.

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24.

Dennis Schroder returned to EuroBasket 2022 and led Germany to third place, being named to the EuroBasket All-Tournament Team in the process.

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25.

Dennis Schroder is the son of a German father and a Gambian mother.

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26.

Dennis Schroder stated that he started focusing on his basketball career after his father died in 2009.

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27.

Dennis Schroder's agent was former German basketball national player Ademola Okulaja.

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28.

Dennis Schroder became known for his "signature" patch of bleached blonde hair which he adopted upon leaving Germany for the United States.

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29.

Dennis Schroder had two stints at play relief because of COVID-19 protocols, and spoke in May 2021 about not being vaccinated.

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