How Warriors plan to best utilize Schröder alongside Steph

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How Warriors plan to best utilize Schröder alongside Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Dennis Schröder’s first practice as a member of the Warriors on Tuesday at Chase Center had him on the same side he always has been when playing against his newest team: Opposite of Steph Curry.

“Today I put him opposed, because I wanted to get him with that second group,” coach Steve Kerr said. “I thought that was more important than getting him with Steph in that first group, but there will be both – for sure.”

Schröder, acquired Sunday via trade with the Brooklyn Nets, arrived in San Francisco on Monday to take his physical. He went through his first Warriors practice Tuesday where the team went over late-game situations, something that has bitten them badly in their current 2-8 rough stretch after starting the season 12-3. The veteran guard will get another practice in Wednesday before making his team debut when the Warriors travel to play the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.

Kerr already has used 13 different starting lineups through the Warriors’ first 25 games this season. Though Schröder wasn’t part of Curry’s group their first time together, don’t expect that to last long.

If Schröder isn’t in the starting lineup Thursday in Memphis, he likely will be much sooner than later.

“I think so,” Kerr said when asked if Schröder will start. “We’ve got to sort it out and figure out what that means and go from there. But really good chance he’ll start.”

And when Curry isn’t on the court, Schröder will be.

“He will definitely play all the non-Steph minutes,” Kerr continued. “But I like the idea of them together as well. So, good chance that’s the way we go, but we got to make that decision and sort through some options.”

How Schröder will fit, on and off the court, was an immediate question upon the news that he would be a Warrior. He doesn’t naturally fit Kerr’s ball-movement style of offense. Schröder is much more of a pick-and-roll type of offensive cog.

This season, he’s averaging a career-high 6.5 3-point attempts per game and is connecting…

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Publish date : 2024-12-18 01:21:00

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