Alliance Bunny! King s version of Schroeder s challenge!

For Dennis Schroder, he may be the most wandering guard player in the NBA in the past decade. His career trajectory involves many teams, from the Hawks' young rookie to the Lakers' controversial guard, from the Celtics to the Rockets, from the Thunder to the Raptors, and almost every season, he has been changing new environments; he has been given up again and again, and has proved himself again and again.

Coming into the new season, the German sports car chose to join the Kings' camp and became the defender of a young team in a transformation. For Schroeder, this is probably the most likely stop on his wandering journey; and for the king, it may also be a special bet.

They bet this time is a player who has been ignored many times but has never given up.

Time was redirected to the 2013 draft, and Schroeder was selected by the Hawks with the 17th pick in the first round. At that time, he was an extremely explosive point guard with outstanding speed and offensive aggressiveness, a explosive shooting guard rarely seen in typical European style. He began to make his mark in the Hawks, especially replacing Jeff Teague into the starting lineup between 2016 and 2018, and averaged 19.4 points per game.

As the Eagles enter the reconstruction period, Schroeder is sent to the Thunder and begins his first wandering journey.

In the Thunder, he began to learn to become an efficient substitute behind Westbrook, and then partnered with Paul and Alexander to form a three-guard lineup, achieving his best performance in his career. It is precisely because of this period of stable performance that Schroeder has begun to show more of his own value. He is not only a speed point guard, but also can integrate into the team system and play his offensive and defensive value.

In 2020, Schroeder was traded to the Lakers, which should have been a golden period. The Lakers James and Eyebrow combination is at its peak, and the team has just won the championship. He deserves to be the last puzzle to win a championship in a row. But the development of the storyline did not develop as expected. Although his average performance of 15.4 points and 5.8 assists per game is not bad, he has mutually exclusive conflicts with James in rhythm control and offensive choices. His performance in the playoffs is also embarrassing and has also made him criticized by the outside world.

Compared with the downturn, what is really impressive is that he rejected the four-year 84 million contract provided by the Lakers and chose to bet on his own value. But then he was quickly treated coldly by the market and eventually had to join the Celtics with a minimum salary and officially started his wandering career. This episode of the Lakers also became a turning point in his career.

From the Lakers to the Celtics, to the Rockets and Raptors, Schroder changes his jersey every year, which is a huge test for any player, but Schroder is not completely depressed. He always maintained aggressiveness and defensive resilience on the court, gradually learned to control the rhythm of the game, began to improve his passing horizon, and learned to adapt to his new role in different team lineups. The different growth opportunities brought by different teams ultimately allowed him to shine in the international arena. In the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup, Schroeder led the German men's basketball team to win a historic gold medal and won the MVP honor of the event. In this victory that belongs entirely to him, fans also began to rethink his value. It was not that he could not integrate into the team system, but that he needed a system that truly matched him.

If the Lakers period is the turning point for Schroder's career decline, then the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup is an opportunity for his career to recover. After leading the German men's basketball team to win the championship as captain, he had greater bargaining chips when returning to the NBA, which is enough to prove that he has gradually transformed from a simple scorer to a field control leader who is willing to take responsibility. He no longer simply pursues personal data, but is eager to prove his worth in the team.

On February 3, 2025, with Fox being traded to the Spurs, the Kings exchanged for Raven and Sissoko, and the Kings began to rebuild their core lineup. The team's backcourt offense began to fall into a vacuum, and a leader who could take over the control of the field was urgently needed to join.

When the team urgently needed it, Schroeder appeared like a timely rain. With the advantages of stable control and game experience, he could quickly fill up the position when the King lacked the main control role, maintaining the tactical system and the basic offensive system. He is no longer just a rotation guard, he needs to be the core of a potential starting organization and the locker room to play the role of a stable veteran mentor.

Former head coach Mike Brown was fired in December 2024, and the management chose to take over the head coach with assistant coach Christie. As the Kings' old player, Christie advocated team discipline and team defense, while also committed to cultivating young players' team responsibilities and potential development.

From this perspective, Schroeder's current role matches Christie's coaching philosophy. Both of them attach great importance to the organizational value of point guards on both sides of the offense and defense, emphasizing the emotions and offense and defense control in the game. Christie is willing to give the defender more room to interpret the game, and he also needs to launch front-line defensive pressure on the defensive end of the backcourt. And these goals happen to be the key to Schroeder's immediate integration into the team.

In Christie's new system, Schroeder has the opportunity to play the core role of offense and defense conversion, and giving full play to his value of field control, defense, and ball-holding breakthroughs is the key point in the King's tactical system. From the perspective of tactical configuration, his pick-and-roll offensive cooperation with Schroder, and his double-held ball combination with partner Lavine may be the focus of attention for the Kings' offensive end in the new season.

In addition to this, his ability to handle balls at critical moments of the game also has the opportunity to become a new option the Kings rely on. According to Christie's statement, he is accustomed to dividing the game into "first 36 minutes" and "last 12 minutes" to arrange team rotation, and Schroder's shortcomings in offensive endurance and game experience can just make up for the shortcomings of the Kings' past offensive and defensive imbalance in the fourth quarter.

From the perspective of the original team, although Lavin is the offensive firepower point, he lacks stable control ability and control of offense and defense rhythm.. After his previous partnership with Lonzo Ball during the Bulls, Schroeder could naturally play a similar ball-holding role in the Kings. The two can share the pressure of holding the ball with each other and create more offensive opportunities under stalemate and empty cut off attacks.

In addition to holding the ball, both of them have certain external threats, which can prevent the opponent from defending only on one person in defense, which is conducive to other shooters getting more opportunities. Schroeder's field control + LaVine's singles, if the duo is properly running-in, they can fully develop more diverse peripheral offensive modes.

In Christie's cultural reconstruction process, Schroeder may be an important candidate for running-in during this transition period. His role in connecting the past and future of the team is relatively critical. He can not only show young players their professional game attitudes and seamlessly connect the discipline and tactics of the international arena, but also improve young players' pursuit of victory through actual combat performance.

From a long-term perspective, such a mentor's role is far more valuable than paper data.

Combined with the player contract, the Kings and Schroeder signed a three-year contract of 45 million, with an annual salary of about 13 million to 15 million. This contract allows the Kings to maintain their competitiveness while maintaining their future operational flexibility. If the team needs to adjust its direction in the middle of the season, Schroeder also has trading value and is a high-quality veteran who can attack and defend.

At the same time, this contract also gives Schroeder a chance to re-prove himself. If he performs well in the new season, he will have a chance to win longer-term cooperation, and even transform into a long-term substitute commander of the team and continue his career.

Looking back at Schroder's NBA journey, the process is full of ups and downs, whether it is the regret brought by different choices or the regret brought by missed opportunities. But this summer, he found a new home and a new opportunity to redefine himself.

Although he is a league homeless man, Schroeder is not asking for it, but he has not found a place suitable for him. As for whether Schroeder can stay this time, it depends on whether he can seize the opportunity!