Dennis Schröder (born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunshweig in Germany, before spending his first five seasons in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and two years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is a member of the German Basketball Hall of Fame and the German National Basketball League Hall of fame.
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Dennis Schröder (born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He has previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunshweig in Germany, before spending his first five seasons in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and two years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was compared to Rajon Rondo for his playing style and large hands. He took the reins as the Hawks’ starting point guard following Jeff Teague’s trade to the Indiana Pacers in November 2016. He also played for the World Select Team at the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit. He is a member of the German Basketball Hall of Fame, having been inducted into the Hall of Famer list in 2011 and 2012, as well as the German National Basketball League Hall of fame in 2012.
He played his first game in the 2013 NBA draft, and was selected with the 17th overall pick in the June 2013 draft by the Hawks. He had a career-high 22 points in a 105–102 win over the Dallas Mavericks on December 22, 2014. He participated in the Rising Stars Challenge on February 13, 2015, recording 13 points, a game-high nine assists and three steals in Team World’s 121–112 win over Team USA. On February 20, 2016, he recorded 25 points and 10 assists in a 117–109 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. In the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs, he scored a then-career-high 28 points. In Game 5 of the first playoff round against the Washington Wizards, he led the Hawks with 29 points.
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