Basketball: “Modern slavery”: Schröder von Golden State to Utah

As if Dennis Schröder had guessed something, the German basketball world champion had a violent criticism of dealing with the players in the NBA at the beginning of the week. “At the end of the day it is modern slavery. Everyone can decide where to go, even if you have a contract,” Schröder said to the broadcaster NBC on Monday.

“Of course we earn a lot of money and can feed our families, but (…) If you say:” You won’t get to work tomorrow, you go there “, then you can decide. Had criticized the trading system with drastic words.

The building actor referred to the spectacular change of star player Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange against Anthony Davis, who was astonishment in the league and at basketball fans worldwide. In the course of this business, the German ex-international Maxi Kleber also switched from the Mavericks to the Lakers.

Suddenly Schröder also has to move again

Two days later, Schröder himself was part of the change carousel unthinkable in European sport. In the course of the next mega exchange around NBA star Jimmy Butler, the 31-year-old should be part of the negotiating mass and the Golden State Warriors have to leave again after a few weeks.

The Braunschweiger only moved from the Brooklyn Nets to Northern California in December and became a teammate of superstar Stephen Curry there. In the future, the world champion captain of the German national team will report to the Utah Jazz. It would be his ninth club in the NBA.

Is Schröder sent away again?

It is still unclear whether this really happens. The jazz, a two -tied team of the Western Conference, actually have no use for Schröder. Above all, they want to rely on their young players to have this experience gained. And actually Utah wants to lose as many games as possible to be at the turn of the draft before the new season, the player exchange. Another oddity of the US sports system.

Also strange: Utah and Golden State played against each other on Wednesday (local time). Schröder was no longer there for the Warriors in Utah, the Californians lost 128: 131. In total, Schröder played only 24 games for Golden State and came up to an average of 10.6 points and 4.4 assists per encounter.

Warriors want the title for Curry again

According to reports, the Warriors absolutely want to have Butler in their squad, who was recently blocked by his previous team Miami Heat. Butler is supposed to help Superstar Curry to give his career another title on the home stretch. Therefore, they ensured the complex exchange business with several teams and players involved. To get Butler, the Warriors also separated from Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson. A total of seven players and six teams are said to be involved in the deal, it said.

Shortly before the end of the change period, Schröder buddy Daniel Theis also became part of another deal. The national team’s center changes from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where Landsmann Isaiah Hartenstein is also under contract. Unlike Schröder, Theis can look forward to this transfer. For him, it goes from the second tissue to the second best team in the league.