Dennis Schroeder obtained the Eurobasket MVP Award after Germany beat Türkiye 88-83 within the closing on Sunday.
Schroeder scored 16 factors and 12 assists as Germany accomplished a wonderful second half comeback.
Anybody who noticed the competitors was persistently impressed by the purpose guard’s efficiency, however it raises attention-grabbing questions.
Former NBA participant Tim Legler defined to followers why Schroeder performs so effectively in worldwide basketball.
NBA followers already knew Schroeder was a high quality participant, however many have a brand new appreciation for his recreation after seeing him at Eurobasket 2025.
German Worldwide averaged 20 factors, 3 rebounds and 7 assists within the match in comparison with 11 factors, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Detroit Pistons final season.
Tim Legler has expertise as a task participant within the NBA and is aware of precisely why Schroeder stepped up his recreation when representing his nation.
He acknowledged on all his NBA podcasts: “Initially, you and I have been speaking simply earlier than we have been airing. I mentioned, ‘I’ve all the time appreciated Dennis Schroeder, I used to be the Schroeder man.”
“He begins originally of his profession, when folks do not know a lot about him, and he is on all of the groups… The man performs each ends of the ground. He is unbelievable with the strain of the ball. He fights the encompassing screens.
“And he is a extremely good offensive participant with the flexibility to have a loopy start-stop. He is the flexibility to blow up and explode on you from his calmness to falling asleep… he is simply obtained that subsequent gear.
“It is utterly totally different from (Germany). His empowerment and the best way he is aware of that everybody is watching him make it potential to make a few of theatres we simply talked about.
“They’ve others on the workforce which might be NBA gamers. Dennis Schroeder has sure issues that nobody on that workforce can do, so that they’re searching for him to make these tough photographs and make these tough performs.
“He is all the time had good numbers as an NBA participant, however that is precisely totally different as a result of there are all the time different choices. Generally Dennis Schroeder is not even certain if it is a good shot or a nasty shot.
“His personal mentality is totally different. When Dennis Schroeder performs for a workforce like this, there is no thought course of. Nothing interferes together with his skill to only go and play the ball.”
Legler in contrast Schroeder to a different former NBA level guard and improved at any time when he performed worldwide basketball.
After taking part in 10 seasons and successful the championship with the San Antonio Spurs, the Pati Mills was Australia’s first alternative for a few years.
“Patty Mills has all the time been the identical in worldwide competitors,” Legoler continued. “He had the final word inexperienced gentle, so he was very empowered by the nationwide workforce.
“They depend on him to do this. They need him to do it. They do not care what number of occasions he is ignored.
“Schroeder performs with the identical freedom between his ears. It is actually freed as much as the participant. That is in all probability one of the best ways I can clarify it.”
