Dennis Schröder returns to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. The German basketball star announced this shortly after the end of the European Championship.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dennis Schröder back to the Lakers”Vice President Rob Pelinka said in a statement lakers. Details of the contract were not released. According to media information, it should be a one-year contract worth $ 2.64 million (2.64 million euros). This was reported, among other things, by ESPN, citing Schröder’s agents.
The 29-year-old captain of the German national team already played for the Lakers in 2020/21 and will now return to the side of superstar LeBron James. “It’s an honor to play for the @Lakers. Can’t wait to get started!”Schröder wrote on Instagram.
The last year hasn’t felt right. He felt misunderstood and nobody really knew the story. He is now coming back to the largest organization to do everything right. “I’ll give everything I have, every single day!!”
Strong performance in defeat in the European Championship semifinals
Most recently, the builder played for the Houston Rockets and the Boston Celticshis contract expired at the end of the last season. “My advisor is already doing his job, he’s on the phone with all the teams. I let him do his job and I’ll do mine here”Schröder had recently commented on the speculation at the European Championship.
On Friday (09/16/2022) in the 91-96 defeat in the semifinals against Spain, Schröder showed a very strong performance. In the game for third place on Sunday against Poland, Schröder would like to win the first medal in 17 years with the German team.