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"The most recent thing I've heard with the Cavs is they're looking to shave off some salary. I think primarily they may be investigating if they could move Dennis Schroeder," - @WindhorstESPN on the latest Cavs rumors 👀👀👀
Bobby Marks: "(The Cavaliers) will enter the offseason as a second apron team again. So what does that mean? You've got to figure out, is it better off with James Harden on our roster moving for next year or James Harden off our roster and really, having Dennis Schroeder start, having a sign a guy to the vet minimum here, you get about $30 million in financial savings here, or are you going to do a new deal with Harden? You would think when you make the trade with Harden, he basically had to waive his de facto one-year bird restriction, and he waived a trade bonus which was north of two, that there was somewhat of an agreement in place that there was going to be a new deal in place. He's got a $42 million player option. My guess would be that he opts out of that number and a new deal is done."
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Danny Cunningham: Schroder is out.
"Big games. I love big games," Dennis Schroder said. "I love the playoffs. I think every player is working for that moment." After regaining control of the series, Atkinson said he believed Wednesday's win was the kind that could help build resiliency for what Cleveland hopes will be a long playoff run. "We're trying to get over the hump," Atkinson said. "We're trying to get to the next level. That's a real mental challenge to me. Game 5, 2-2, these are high-pressure moments. You're down. You could feel the crowd getting nervous. I think we took a step tonight."
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Danny Cunningham: #Cavs comeback to beat the Raptors 125-120. It was far from Cleveland's best, but it was good enough. Harden and Mobley both had 23 points, Mitchell had 19. Dennis Schroder had 19 off the bench and may have saved Cleveland's season. Cavs lead the series 3-2.
Dennis Schröder isn’t sure how many tattoos cover his body. He’s lost count. “It’s a lot,” the Cavs guard says with a bright smile. These aren’t impulsive inkings — the remnants of regrettable drunken escapades, lost bets or youthful mistakes. They serve as a personal sketchbook of Schröder’s improbable journey, with his slender body serving as the canvas.
“My tattoos mean something, every one of them,” Schröder said. “That’s what I promised my mom. I told her that I’m not just going to do crazy stuff. I’m only going to do stuff that has meaning to me. I think my journey has been unique and I want to have as many memories as possible on my body. “At the end of the day, I think these are great accomplishments. I think it’s great to be on 11 NBA teams. I just love everything about this journey. It’s my journey. God has a plan for everything, and I embrace every single moment through the ups and downs.”
After a chaotic regular season that only raised doubts about its championship viability, Cleveland has entered this postseason looking to rewrite the narrative — and it identified Schröder as someone who can help author that change. “We needed his edge,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson told cleveland.com. “We needed an edge in our locker room. We needed that force, grit, personality — that blunt personality. We were missing that. We needed his feistiness — or you can even call it nastiness, but in a good way. I always say I enjoy conflict with a team. It’s welcomed. He gives us something we didn’t have”
“We would start individual workouts at 8:30 in the morning. And Dennis, once in a while, would not be there at 8:30. “I think him and Bud had a lot of one-on-one conversations. It was like a college freshman trying to adapt to this new superstructure. It took a little bit of time and there were bumps along the way. From Dennis’ perspective, coming from Germany and all the success he already had over there, I think he expected to start right away. He was very insistent on that. He was very confident in his abilities.”
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“I’m 6-foot-1. I’m not the tallest guy. I have to find my role some other way,” Schröder admitted. “It’s my job here in the NBA to bring the energy and bring an edge. “I think it’s a great reputation to have. I’m not here to make friends. Off the court, everyone knows who I am, what I do, what I’m all about. That’s all that matters. On the court, I just try to make everything as difficult as possible. I’m trying to get wins by any means possible. That’s what I’m going to continue to do, whether people like it or not.”
An assistant for Mike Budenholzer at the time, in his second NBA stop, Atkinson didn’t know much about Schröder. But he learned quickly. And when thinking back to those early days with Schröder, Atkinson still chuckles about a brash turnover-prone teenager eager to make his NBA mark. Perhaps a bit too eager. “Dennis is, how should I say, extremely competitive and maybe wasn’t aware of all the nuances of the NBA — or he just didn’t care,” Atkinson told cleveland.com “He came to the NBA in full force. He wanted to take everybody’s job, which we loved about him. We had a really structured system in Atlanta from player development to team stuff, and I think he struggled with that as a rookie because the demands were extremely high.
A native of Braunschweig, Germany, Alex played basketball professionally — a longtime passion he transferred to his son, encouraging Dennis to swap out a skateboard for sneakers. It ultimately shaped his little boy’s professional path. “When my dad passed away, playing in the NBA was the only goal,” Schröder told cleveland.com during a recent sit-down interview. “Get to the NBA, make sure I can take care of my family and make sure I get to a point where eventually I put my kids in position to be set up and successful.”
“Tell me a little bit about what it means to be the captain and being the leader of that group. What are you looking for in your group as the captain, as the leader?” Dennis Schroeder: “It means everything, first off, to be a Black man in Germany and be the captain of a whole country. Even in the Olympics, holding the flag for Germany meant a lot personally to me and my family. But the team makes it easy on me because, like I said, we’ve got high-character guys who know what I believe in, what the coach believes in, and what the whole federation believes in. That’s the reason it makes it easy on me to be the captain and to lead the way, because everybody is so committed to our program and to winning.”
