Winning cards in 4 competitions and 3 times! The 31-year-old Laker abandoned the player and became the King of No. 1? He aimed at the European Championship champion

The German men's basketball team ushered in their golden generation, and achieved excellent results in four consecutive competitions. Schroeder's achievements in the German men's basketball team have surpassed Dirk Nowitzki. In this European Championship, Schroeder continued to serve as the team leader and led the German men's basketball team to the finals, which means that the German men's basketball team has reached the semi-finals for four consecutive competitions and won medals three times.

Although Schroeder has been wandering in the NBA field in recent years and has become a homeless person, Schroeder is in very stable condition in the FIBA ​​field. After sending away the European Championship scoring champion Doncic in the quarter-finals, Schroeder sent away another All-Star player Markanen in the semi-finals. The German men's basketball team beat Finland 98-86 in the semi-finals, and Schroeder gave a perfect performance of 26 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, with a plus-negative value of +22 the highest in the game.

Schroder played with 6 of 15 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 10 free throws. Schroeder has enough helpers around him. All-star forward Wagner Jr. scored 22 points and 5 rebounds, Tristan Da Silva scored 13 points and 4 rebounds, Thes scored 10 points and 11 rebounds and double-doubles, and Banga scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

The German team defeated Finland 91-61 in the group stage, and the German team is indeed better. In this battle, Finland did a good job of starting the game, hitting a 14-6 attack wave. However, the world champion was too strong and fought an offensive of 18-3, turning the situation around in one fell swoop, leading 30-26 in the first quarter. The German team played another 16-2 offense in the second quarter, expanding its advantage. The tenacious Finnish team counterattacked and chased the score in the third quarter. But Schroeder stood up, and he controlled the rhythm. Not only did he make three-pointers in succession, but he also kept sending wonderful passes to his teammates. Finland once chased the score to 73-77 in the third quarter, but the German men's basketball team was too strong. With 4 minutes left in the last quarter, the German team made three consecutive three-pointers in 71 seconds, leading 96-80, and the game completely lost suspense.

The three German men's basketball giants Schroeder, Wagner Jr. and Thes continued their stable performances, breaking the Finnish team's upset fantasy. Schroder won the single player of the game after the game, and his 12 assists were the highest number of assists in the European Championship semi-finals in the past 30 years.

Schroeder's achievements in the national team have surpassed Nowitzki. Nowitzki's national team career won the bronze medal at the 2002 Men's Basketball World Championships and won the runner-up in the 2005 European Championships. Schroeder won the bronze medal in the 2022 European Championship, won the World Cup in 2023, and ranked fourth in the 2024 Olympics. Now he reached the final in the 2025 European Championship and won the runner-up at the guaranteed end. Before the European Championships started, Schroeder said that he did not receive as much love as Nowitzki in Germany, just because he was black. At that time, Schroeder believed that his achievements for the German men's basketball team were not as good as Nowitzki. Now he won another medal for the German men's basketball team, and his national team's achievements are already higher than Nowitzki.

However, Schroeder's achievements in the NBA are much worse than that of Nowitzki. Nowitzki is the NBA's regular season MVP and finals MVP, and won the championship. Schroeder is not an All-Star player, nor has he won the Best Sixth Man or the Fastest Progressive Player Award. Schroeder did not win the NBA championship as a helper either.

It is worth mentioning that not long ago, ESPN's famous analyst Tim Bontemps said on the show that if the German men's basketball team finally wins the championship, Schroeder will definitely be in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. "Denis Schroeder will enter the Hall of Fame. I think if they win this European Championship, he will definitely enter the Hall of Fame, and that will cause people to discuss wildly. This is a world basketball hall of fame that covers all levels. When you look at Dennis Schroeder's international career, I think if they win the European Championship, he will eventually enter the Hall of Fame as an international player, and I'm sure this will cause a lot of controversy. But if they can win this game, his international resume is already quite outstanding."

Objectively speaking, Schroeder's international resume is indeed quite outstanding. He has always been a great master of international competitions. In this European Championship, Schroeder averaged 20.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game, shooting percentage of 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 32.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.8%. Schroeder ranked eighth in the European Championship and fourth in the European Championship in assists.

Schroeder has been playing for the German men's basketball team since 2014. That year he played in the European Championship qualifiers, averaging 15.3 points and 5.3 assists per game. In 2015, Schroeder played in the European Championship for the first time, averaging 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Unfortunately, the German men's basketball team only won 1 win and lost 4 and was eliminated in the group stage.

In the 2017 European Championship, Schroeder averaged 23.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. The German men's basketball team reached the quarterfinals and finally ranked sixth. In the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, Schroeder averaged 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 9.4 assists per game. The German men's basketball team did not enter the top 16 and finally ranked 18th.

In the 2022 European Championship, the golden generation of the German men's basketball team finally showed its strength, and Schroeder, Wagner Jr. and Thes jointly won the bronze medal. Schroeder averaged 22.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, and was selected into the All-Squad.

In the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup, Schroeder went further and led the German Men's Basketball Team to win the championship, averaging 19.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, was selected into the best team, and won the MVP. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Schroeder averaged 17.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, and the German men's basketball team finished fourth, creating the best result in the history of the German men's basketball team. Nowitzki only played in the 2008 Olympics in his national team and only won tenth place.

Schroeder can read the game well and help the German men's basketball team win in various ways. "I just read the game. I'm going to shoot threes a lot now, and sometimes I should hit the rim, but in the end, I just have to run. Put my teammates in a position to be successful, and I feed Franz (Wagner) five or six minutes into the game, and then Andy Obst and everybody else. I'm just reading the game and trying to make the best decisions," Schroeder said.

Schroeder was very smart on the court and defeated Slovenia in the quarter-finals. Shortly after the third quarter began, it was Schroeder who created Doncic's offensive foul, forcing the Slovenian top card to fight four fouls in the next game. Doncic was so nervous that he did not dare to let go of his hands and feet in the subsequent game, while the German men's basketball team seized the opportunity to overtake the score.

Schroeder will celebrate his 32nd birthday on September 15, and he will also lead the German men's basketball team to achieve more honors. During the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, the German men's basketball team is a strong contender for medals in the World Championships. In contrast, Schroeder has been displaced in the NBA in recent years, and has two of them joined the Lakers and left again. Last season, he played for three teams, the Nets, Warriors and Pistons, and joined the Kings this summer.