The Atlanta Hawks had a downright miserable season, and now it looks like they’ll lose their respected coach, Mike Budenholzer. They finished 24-58, the worst mark in the East. One bright spot, however, was the continued emergence of Dennis Schroder.
The 24-year-old German averaged a career-best 19.4 points in addition to 6.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. He was easily the Hawks’ best offensive weapon.
It seems Schroder, however, wants out of Atlanta. In a press conference in Germany, Schroder said he does not want to waste his golden years toiling away on a bad team.
Speaking in Germany at a German Basketball Federation DBB press conference, Dennis Schröder about the current situation with the Atlanta Hawks pic.twitter.com/n8w3J3fg9t
— David Hein (@heinnews) May 14, 2018
An elaboration from Dennis Schröder about the next few days and the up-coming talks with the @ATLHawks pic.twitter.com/kNAJhdnQ6J
— David Hein (@heinnews) May 14, 2018
He appears to be interested in playing for Indiana or Milwaukee, two emerging East contenders with solid young players already in the mix.
Dennis Schröder told a press conference in Germany that @Pacers (he has a good relationship with Victor Oladipo) and @Bucks would be teams he could imagine being traded to: pic.twitter.com/9d9QxBQ8Pj
— David Hein (@heinnews) May 14, 2018
Will He Force a Trade?
He said he plans to talk with the Hawks’ brass about his future.
Dennis Schröder said he wants to stay in Atlanta if it looks like things are going in the right direction. But he said he wants to compete while in his prime: pic.twitter.com/3SOokRq2LV
— David Hein (@heinnews) May 14, 2018
His perspective seems rational and mature enough, right? Schroder also took petty action on social media, though, scrubbing his Instagram of any trace of the Hawks.
Dennis Schroder has unfollowed the Hawks on instagram and deleted every Hawks related post. pic.twitter.com/WFpmNMbYes
— 🏓 Reddit (@ATLHawks_Reddit) May 15, 2018
The Hawks owe the young guard $46.5 million over the next three years. It will be interesting to see if any of the contenders are willing to take a chance on him. Indiana (Darren Collison) and Milwaukee (Eric Bledsoe) already have above-average point guards on the roster.
