Only a few seasons in the past, the Brooklyn Nets have been a playoff contender within the East. Quick ahead to the 2024-25 season and Brooklyn is missing the star expertise they as soon as had. The Nets had Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving on the identical group. Now, the largest star on their group is Ben Simmons.
Three video games into the 2024-25 season the Nets are 1-2. They’re coming off a 115-102 win vs. the Bucks at dwelling on Sunday. One participant who’s began the season robust for Brooklyn is PG Dennis Schroder. His (20.7) factors per sport is a career-high and the 31-year-old is trying to preserve the momentum going. NBA insider Evan Sidery talked about how Schroder may very well be a commerce piece for the Nets later within the season.
Dennis Schroder has began the 2024-25 robust for the Brooklyn Nets
Dennis Schröder’s stats this season:
20.7 factors (career-high)6.3 assists (career-high)63.1 TS% (career-high)
With the Nets hoping to land a prime choose within the 2025 draft, Schröder will grow to be a sizzling commodity on the commerce marketplace for contending groups in want of guard assist. pic.twitter.com/8234ksPBhB
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) October 29, 2024
Veteran PG Dennis Schroder is in his twelfth skilled season and his second with the Brooklyn Nets. Schroder was the seventeenth total choose by the Atlanta Hawks within the 2013 NBA draft. He performed his first 5 seasons with the Hawks earlier than he landed with the Thunder and Lakers for one season every. As a member of the Celtics in 2021-22, Schroder was traded to the Rockets mid-season. The gifted PG made his means again to the Lakers in 2022-23 earlier than he signed with the Raptors in 2023-24.
Nonetheless, the Raptors made a commerce with the Nets on the deadline final season and despatched Schroder to Brooklyn. In return, the Nets despatched the Toronto Spencer Dinwiddie. After being traded to the Nets final season, Schroder performed in 29 video games and made 25 begins. He’s began all three video games in 2024-25 and is averaging (20.7) factors, (2.7( rebounds, and (6.3) assists. Schroder has proved over the previous couple of seasons that he’s a dependable PG within the NBA. He doesn’t have flashy strikes like Steph Curry or Kyrie Irving however Schroder can get the job accomplished. If there’s a group on the deadline that wants assist at PG, Brooklyn will certainly get calls about Schroder.
