Dennis Schroder’s days with the Atlanta Hawks may be numbered.
Speaking with the German media earlier this week, the Hawks guard hinted at a desire for a trade and mentioned two specific destinations that he was eyeing. Schroder also suggested some discontent with Atlanta’s 24-58 record this season. Here were his full remarks, per David Hein of FIBA.basketball:
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
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
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
Some on Twitter also pointed to curious social media activity from Schroder.
Dennis Schroder has unfollowed the Hawks on instagram and deleted every Hawks related post. pic.twitter.com/WFpmNMbYes
— Reddit (@ATLHawks_Reddit) May 15, 2018
Schroder, 24, was drafted by the Hawks in 2013 and had a career-high 19.4 points to go along with 6.2 assists a game in 2017-18. However, he has three years and $54.5 million left on his deal, which could make him tough to move.
Other than Schroder, the Hawks have little to build around aside from John Collins, Taurean Prince, and this year’s lottery pick. Regardless, the German guard has had some issues in recent months, and with these latest comments, the Hawks (who are in a transitional period having just parted ways with head coach Mike Budenholzer) may decide that he is no longer worth the headache.
