After a short stint on the Sacramento Kings last season, Dennis Schroder was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Only a few months after that, the Cavs are reportedly looking to move him again. Schroder is on the verge of being the second-most traded player in the history of the NBA.
If you look at Schroder's basketball career outside of the NBA, he is a first-ballot Hall of Famer to be sure. He's a FIBA World Cup MVP as well as a FIBA EuroBasket MVP. On top of that, Schroder is a World Cup gold medalist, a EuroBasket gold medalist, and a EuroBasket bronze medalist.
The problem has long been that Schroder excels in FIBA but isn't quite as impressive in the NBA. For some reason, certain aspects of his skill set don't seem to translate. He's more than good enough to be in the league, but he's not a player teams want to invest in over the long term.
Because of that, the man makes great trade fodder. To date, Schroder has been traded eight times and played for 11 different teams. This makes him tied for second on trades and puts him firmly in second for the all-time number of teams one player has been with. That may be about to change.
The Cavs want out of the Schroder business
Reportedly, the Cavaliers are now trying to trade Schroder only months after picking him up from the Kings. If the trade gets completed, it will likely be a tough one for Schroder. He'll be leaving a legit contender behind, potentially for a team with much lower postseason potential.
As it stands right now, Trevor Ariza holds the record for trades in an NBA career at 11. Schroder is tied with three other players for second place with eight. Should Cleveland complete any trade that involves Schroder, his record becomes nine, and he's the sole owner of second place.
Even worse, he's only two trades away from tying Ariza and three away from taking over his record. That's likely not exactly a place in history Schroder is chasing. Being that he's only 32 years old, it's entirely possible that Schroder gets traded three more times before he decides to pack it in.
The man has bounced between three teams in a single year on more than one occasion. Frankly, if Schroder doesn't get traded again after this, it will be a major shock. And if he also gets sent to three teams he hasn't played for yet, Schroder will take Ish Smith's all-time record for that, too.
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