Well, Dennis Schroder was only traded by the Sacrament Kings back in February and he's already onto his second team since then. The Cavs just dealt Schroder to the Hornets. He's now officially in second place all-time for number of trades and teams played for in an NBA career.
This situation really isn't a surprise at this point. Rumors of the Cavs looking to move Schroder after half a season have been bouncing around since their playoff run came to an end. It was only a matter of time before they found a trading partner to work with on this highly-expected move.
If you're keeping score, that will make the Hornets the third team that Schroder has played for in the 2026 calendar year. It's not the first time that's happened to him, either. The same situation happened in in 2022, 2024, and 2026. The whole thing has become a pattern since mistake of his career.
His longest run was five seasons with the Hawks starting in 2013. After that, the bouncing around the league got underway. This all could have been avoided in 2021 when the Lakers offered him a four-year contract for $84 million that he turned down. He bet on free agency and it didn't payoff.
Schroder's place in basketball history
Given his great success playing in FIBA over the years, Schroder's spot in the FIBA Hall of Fame is a lock. Honestly, his international career might be enough to also get him in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He has earned both honors. Unfortunately, he has another place in history, now.
With his trade to the Hornets, Schroder is now officially the second most traded player in the history of the NBA at nine. After the move to the Cavs, he was in a multi-way tie for second at eight trades. The Hornets trade has secured second place, leaving everyone else in third.
Assuming Schroder plays for the Hornets and isn't re-routed, he will then have played for 12 teams in the NBA. He was also attached to the Jazz at one point, but technically never played a game for them. That leaves him in second place on that All-Time list. Neither are goals that he is chasing.
At this point, Schroder needs three more trades to take the lead for the number of times traded in a career. Playing for two more teams gets him the number one spot that list, as well. Given his age, he has several more years in the league if he chooses to keep playing, and he'll likely pull off both.
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