NBA | In the Zwickmühle: Schröder s heavier restart in Boston

Dennis Schröder must deliver after joining the Boston Celtics. In the new NBA season he plays for his future.

Dennis Schröder sounded sobered when he tried to explain the busted NBA general rehearsal of Boston Celtics. His new team just had to get better , said the German basketball star, but he also found hopeful words. It s a long season. 82 games. We will use a couple of practicing to get better every day. It s about the big one.

Schröder s personal reboot ran in preparation behavior - and now it will be serious. At the 100: 121 defeat against the Miami Heat in the last test match, the 28-year-old set 13 points in 26 minutes of playing time, overall, the team has not found himself yet. Many injuries, also Schröder put out a few days with a knee prolongation, determined the preseason of Celtics, which compete for the league prelude at night to Thursday at the New York Knicks.

For Schröder itself it is also about its own future in the new season. After the failed million poker at the Los Angeles Lakers he has to prove himself. From the beginning, Schröder is in the spotlight of the critics. He had been overflowed with ridicule when he had rejected an offer over $ 84 million for four years over the last season for the Lakers.

In the end, he had to satisfy himself with a one-year contract of over 5.9 million at the Celtics. That he does not look at Schröder. I am 28 years old and will play a long time in the NBA. Money is not all, said the national player: I want to feel good in a situation in which I know that people appreciate me.

Schröder also in Boston in the Zwickmühle

But with the most demanded championship, it becomes hard, alone in the east, especially the Brookyln Nets and defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are more important. With the Lakers, in the no less strong west, the chances of thanks to the superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis would be bigger, but Schröder did not feel in California apparently.

Although he only spoke positively about the club, but he had felt not to fit 100 percent . I do not think I ve given to you everything I have to offer, said Schröder, who had placed 15.4 points on average in the past season for LA. Especially for his weak achievements in the playoffs, when the Lakers had failed in the first round, he was criticized.

Although he had never had a contract for the 84-million offer in paper form, the Lakers would have wanted to negotiate after the season, as Schröder reported - Ultimately, Schröder wanted to explore his options on the market. And landed in Boston, where he is in La in the same twick mill as a year.

He has to recommend a contract for a better contract for a better in 2022. However, Schröder does not have to worry about money, because in LA and before the Oklahoma City Thunder, he always conceded the $ 15 million a year. He had a pretty good contract signed after his fourth NBA year, said Schröder, and my family and me, we will have it well. Whether in Boston or elsewhere.