Dennis Schröder may have only had a short stint with the Toronto Raptors, but it’s clear that living in Canada had an impact on him.
After signing a two-year, $26 million contract with the Raptors this offseason, Schröder spent just 51 games playing for Toronto before being dealt to the Brooklyn Nets.
And while the Schröder trade gave him a change of scenery on the field, it didn’t stop him from still having a few very important people to visit in Toronto, even during the season.
In an interview last week with German site Kicker, the 30-year-old point guard revealed that he’s still going back and forth between Toronto and New York regularly on his days off to see his wife Ellen and their three children, who have not yet moved in with him.
“At the moment it is not worth bringing my wife and three children to Brooklyn, as well as the two nannies, the cook and my two friends who live with us,” Schröder said, adding that he lives currently in a hotel.
With Toronto going through a fairly extensive rebuild, the franchise sent Schröder and veteran forward Thad Young to Brooklyn in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie before this year’s NBA trade deadline last month.
After winning a gold medal at the FIBA World Cup with the German national team last summer, during which Schröder was named MVP, expectations were high heading into his first year with the Raptors. Ultimately, Schröder would only start four of his final 22 games for the Raptors, with the team opting for younger players in what turned out to be a rebuilding year for the team.
Dinwiddie and Young were subsequently waived, with the trade being an opportunity to offer Schröder a starting role he had lost in Toronto.
But even though the season in Toronto didn’t go as he hoped, the veteran point guard didn’t seem to regret moving to Canada in the first place.
“It was the best decision because the Raptors paid the most. City, club, location, everything was great, we lived 30 minutes from Toronto. Me, my wife and my children have met a lot of great people,” added Schröder in his interview with Kicker. “In Toronto, I had a good feeling when I signed the contract, but their plan on how they wanted to use me as a player changed pretty quickly. I would have liked more communication, but that’s business.
The Raptors’ game against the Brooklyn Nets is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena, Schröder’s second return to the stadium following the trade.
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