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Schröder before NBA season: Dreamed of being selected for the All-Star team
Dennis Schröder plays in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors. photo
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World champion Dennis Schröder is about to enter the eleventh NBA season of his career. He wants to prove something with the Toronto Raptors and hopes to be selected to a very special team.
World Cup Captain Before his eleventh season in the NBA, Dennis Schröder is hoping to be selected for the All-Star team of the best basketball league in the world.
“An All-Star selection would be something crazy, something I’ve always dreamed of. I think I had a few years, especially in Atlanta, where I should have been an All Star. Nothing came of it. That would be Another good thing,” the 30-year-old from Braunschweig told the German Press Agency before his first main round game with the Toronto Raptors. The Canadian team will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Schröder is playing his first season for the Raptors. “I want to prove that I’m one of the best point guards in the league. I’m going to go out here and try to move the team forward and be a leader,” said the development player, who began his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks and then played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets and last season for the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time. “On my list, what I always wanted was to be an All Star. And what I learned, when you win and have success as a team, everyone wins,” he said.