The German national basketball player Dennis Schröder has found a new club in the NBA. He will join the Toronto Raptors, according to his agent. According to a report by ESPN, the 29-year-old is set to sign a two-year, $26 million deal. At night Schroeder tweeted simply “Toronto Raptors” in all caps.
Schröder would earn significantly more than last season. At the Los Angeles Lakers, the 2022 European Championship bronze medalist received a minimum salary of $2.6 million a year. The point guard played an important role there and averaged 12.6 points and 4.5 assists. With the Lakers, Schröder reached the conference finals, where Los Angeles would have to admit defeat to the later champions Denver Nuggets.
Schröder is also likely to play a central role in the Toronto Raptors, the 2019 champions of the North American basketball league. According to media reports, previous starter Fred VanFleet will leave the team and sign with the Houston Rockets.
Irving remains in Dallas, Green with the Golden State Warriors
The Raptors would be the sixth club Schröder has played for in the North American basketball league, following the Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets. Last season, the Raptors missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.
In the NBA, so-called free agency began on the evening of June 30, US Eastern Time. Then contractless players can negotiate with teams. Many expensive agreements were reached immediately: According to calculations by the AP news agency, contracts worth more than 1.5 billion US dollars were negotiated in the first three hours alone. This is how you become a superstar Kyrie Irving stay with the Dallas Mavericks for $126 million over the next three years. Also Draymond Green will remain loyal to his previous club, according to ESPN he is said to have agreed with the Golden State Warriors on a new four-year contract worth 100 million US dollars. The Indiana Pacers are said to have awarded the highest-paying contract on the first day of the window for new contracts. As ESPN reported, should Tyrese Haliburton rake in up to $260 million on his new five-year deal. Also Desmond Bane is said to have negotiated a maximum pay contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and will receive $207 million over five years.