Denis Schroder has not yet warmed up at the Golden State Warriors and was pushed to the Utah Jazz in the NBA. Less than 24 hours after Schroder’s service, Jazz continued to push the German guard to another team.
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Guard Schroder became a highlight name after the NBA transfer period in the 2024/25 season. Accordingly, Schroder was part of a “four-way” transfer between the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz. The German player ended up joining the Utah Jazz.

Not stopping there, Jazz has no plans to use Schroder, thereby ready to terminate the contract with this guard. In one day, Schroder continued to be pushed to the Detroit Pistons in the Jazz’s next exchange.

Schroder started the 2024/25 season as a player on the payroll of the Brooklyn Nets. From December 15, 2024, he was pushed by the Nets to the Warriors. Less than 2 months after joining the Warriors, Schroder became a “scapegoat” for the Warriors to recruit star Jimmy Butler. Then, he was pushed by the Jazz to the Pistons. In less than 2 months, Schroder was pushed through 4 teams.

In the last 4 seasons, Schroder has played for 8 teams. Previously, the 1993-born guard joined the Boston Celtics, Houston Rocker, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors from the 2021/22 season to the early 2023/24 period. Including the Atlanta Hawks and OKC Thunder, Schroder has played for nearly 1/3 of the NBA teams.

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Schroder changes teams like “daily meals”.

In the NBA, Schroder is in the group of players with quite good skills. The German international once shone in Atlanta and opened a promising career. However, over the seasons, Schroder’s form has been lacking. Schroder’s consecutive transfers came from many different issues, leading to the “7 floating 3 sinking” fate of the poor player in the transfer market.

The NBA’s transfer rules have created many “nomads” like Schroder. Specifically, in the NBA, player transfers are done in the form of exchanges. Teams will put players or picks (player selection rights in the NBA Draft) on the transfer table.

The exchange can involve many teams at the same time. This is a game that is almost controlled by the team’s upper echelons, so players can be pushed away at any time. The team’s transfer intentions do not only come from the ambition to strengthen the team, but can also be a deal to deal with excess players, balance the salary fund or even be cruel to stars to collect picks, “destroy” the current structure to move towards the future.

The NBA has just experienced the craziest transfer period in history with a series of “bombs” being detonated. The most notable is the exchange between Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis, which shocked the world basketball community. Both Doncic and Davis are stars of their home teams, they reluctantly had to leave because of the shady game of the upper echelons.

There are players who just played in today’s match, after a nap were informed that they were preparing to join a new team. The element of surprise is the catalyst that creates the crazy and unpredictable transfer style throughout NBA history.