Over the weekend, veteran guard Dennis Schröder was traded to the Golden State Warriors by the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for guard De’Anthony Melton and three second-round picks. During his introductory press conference, Schröder revealed that his son, Dennis Jr., who is only 6 years old, had a pretty strong reaction when his father was traded to a new team.
“He said to me: ‘Oh, we’re lucky, now it’s at least a good team’,” Schröder said Tuesday. “That was the first thing, and I had to laugh and I was in a bad mood. He’s obviously a Steph Curry fan.
“He watches every game, all he does is basketball and he’s going to be excited to see it. Even yesterday when I came in he asked me ‘Was Steph Curry there ?’ I said to myself, “Aren’t you going to ask me how I’m doing?”
“He said to me, ‘Oh, we’re lucky. Now they’re at least a good team.'”
Dennis Jr. is certainly not wrong in saying that his father gets a huge boost in the standings thanks to the trade. After all, the Warriors currently sit in seventh place in the Western Conference with a 14-11 record, and Schröder will now get the chance to play alongside Stephen Curry.
Meanwhile, the Nets currently sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference with just a 10-16 record and are not expected to challenge for a playoff spot this season.
Schröder could be a very valuable asset for a Warriors team that could definitely use some backcourt scoring after losing Klay Thompson in free agency last summer. The veteran guard is averaging 18.4 points and 6.6 assists while shooting 38.7 percent from deep this year.
The Warriors have only won two of their last 10 games, so getting some offensive help in the form of Schröder should definitely be a nice boost. Either way, Dennis Jr. seems to be more concerned with what Curry is doing rather than how his father is acclimating to his new surroundings.
