NBA FREE AGENCY: Dennis Schröder agrees with Boston Celtics on a year-old

It is official: Dennis Schröder has agreed with the Boston Celtics on a one-year contract. This confirmed the German Point Guard at night on Wednesday. Schröder is again free agent in the summer of 2022.

"I'm proud to announce that I will play in the 2021/22 season for the Boston Celtics," wrote the 27-year-old on Instagram. "This is one of the best franchises of NBA history and it's an honor to wear the green-white jersey to do what I love! I will give every evening everything for this city."

For information from Adrian Wojnarowski (espn), Schröder will sign $ 5.9 million for taxpayer Midlevel exception. Originally, the Unrestricted Free Agent had a significantly higher annual salary, in the past season he had rejected the offer of a premature contract extension of Los Angeles Lakers over four years and $ 84 million.

However, after the Lakers had brought Russell Westbrook by Trade to Hollywood and also found rival teams in the Free Agency other solutions on the Point Guard position, the market for Schröder was getting smaller.

In his first and only year in L.A. he played a mixed season after his trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Offseason 2020. On average, he set up 15.4 points and 5.8 assists at 43.7 percent, but in particular in the playoffs disappointed the Braunschweiger.

Now he gets the chance to rehabilitate himself in Boston, and may perceive a new, lucrative contract as a free agent in the summer of 2022. The Celtics have a need on the one after you have separated by Trade of Kemba Walker. According to Mark Murphy (Boston Herald), Schröder could come behind Marcus Smart from the bank.

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NBA: The career statistics of Dennis Schröder

Team | Saisons | Games / Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | FG% | 3fg% --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |- Hawks | 5 | 352 / 23.7 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 43.4 | 32.0 Thunder | 2 | 144/30.0 | 17,0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 44.0 | 36.1 Lakers | 1 | 61 / 32.1 | 15.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 43.7 | 33.5 Total | 8 | 557 / 26.2 | 14,3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 43.6 | 33.7