Dennis Schröder Compares NBA Trade Deadline to Slavery

Childs · Post #161 » by **Childs** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 2:21 pm

NoStatsGuy wrote:schröder has never been the brightest candle on the cake (a german saying. dunno if that also works in english)

In North America, it’s not the brightest lightbulb, or not the sharpest tool in the tool shed.

The Servant · Post #162 » by **The Servant** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 2:26 pm

Sign a team friendly deal with a loyal city like Portland then.

Kind of makes a joke out of slavery doesn't it?

CallMeKahn · Post #163 » by **CallMeKahn** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 2:27 pm

Castle Black wrote:No, this is not a joke.

Read on Twitter

“It’s like modern slavery. It’s modern slavery at the end of the day. Everybody can decide where you’re going, even if you have a contract. Yeah, of course, we make a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day if they say, ‘You’re not coming to work tomorrow, you’re going over there,’ they can decide that. They got to change that a little bit.”

The ignorance of these sorts of comments is breathtaking.

Showdown · Post #164 » by **Showdown** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 2:55 pm

MassimoPayne wrote:I think you all took this too literally. All he said was that you have 0 influence where you are going to be moved to and that you are just an asset in a billionaires world.
He obviously knows that earning millions is no slavery and everyone is free to exit.

Popular gladiators in ancient Rome would become rich,popular and would have a lot of girls if they simurvived long enough so they earning milions doesn't mean that it isn't form of slavery.

Nate505 · Post #165 » by **Nate505** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 3:26 pm

Sane wrote:I mean, it is weird that it mostly still happens in American only (athletes having to move against their will without getting to negotiate new terms).

It's not against their will.

Dennis Schroder does not have to play one more minute of NBA basketball if he doesn't want to.

Rainwater · Post #166 » by **Rainwater** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 3:47 pm

MassimoPayne wrote:I think you all took this too literally. All he said was that you have 0 influence where you are going to be moved to and that you are just an asset in a billionaires world.
He obviously knows that earning millions is no slavery and everyone is free to exit.

I get what you are saying but it’s just a poor analogy. Many of us are technically an asset in a billionaires world. We are all forced to get up and work to make them dollars. Regardless of the work you do there is always downsides. In the case of Dennis he can be traded at anytime but at the same time he is compensated really well. Additionally, and he is not forced to do anything. I would not equate that to slavery where you have no rights.

Los_29 · Post #167 » by **Los_29** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 4:10 pm

Now I know why he keeps getting traded.

benson13 · Post #168 » by **benson13** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 4:27 pm

He was frustrated and said something stupid. The stupidity of what is said might vary, but we've all been there.

He has to be smarter than this though. He's in a contract year. If he had another season after this one on his current deal, he could play well and all this would be forgotten, but this could really affect his free agency. Hell, if Utah buys him out he might have trouble finding a roster spot.

NoStatsGuy · Post #169 » by **NoStatsGuy** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 4:46 pm

Showdown wrote:
MassimoPayne wrote:I think you all took this too literally. All he said was that you have 0 influence where you are going to be moved to and that you are just an asset in a billionaires world.
He obviously knows that earning millions is no slavery and everyone is free to exit.

Popular gladiators in ancient Rome would become rich,popular and would have a lot of girls if they simurvived long enough so they earning milions doesn't mean that it isn't form of slavery.

its about having a choice, getting whipped, raped, brutalized tortured and all the terrible stuff that went on.

its not "basically slavery", its not "like slavery", its not a "form of slavery".. its not similliar at all. these guys can retire at any moment. if they have been smart with their moeny, they are set up for generations. schröder earned over 100 mil from playing basketball and hes 31 years old. he never has to work again, if he choses to.

they have a choice how they wanna live their life and what they wanna do with their lives, they signed the contract. im shocked how many people try to find a point in what he said. it was dumb and false, simple as that. im sure he didnt mean no harm, im sure the point he wants to make is valid (moving family across the country 3 times in 1 season sucks, i agree!). but the delivery is just so out of touch with reality.

Parataxis · Post #170 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:31 pm

Wait until he finds out how much control retail workers have when head office wants to move them from one location to another.

Castle Black wrote:No, this is not a joke.

Read on Twitter

“It’s like modern slavery. It’s modern slavery at the end of the day. Everybody can decide where you’re going, even if you have a contract. Yeah, of course, we make a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day if they say, ‘You’re not coming to work tomorrow, you’re going over there,’ they can decide that. They got to change that a little bit.”

Effigy · Post #171 » by **Effigy** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 5:56 pm

Showdown wrote:
MassimoPayne wrote:I think you all took this too literally. All he said was that you have 0 influence where you are going to be moved to and that you are just an asset in a billionaires world.
He obviously knows that earning millions is no slavery and everyone is free to exit.

Popular gladiators in ancient Rome would become rich,popular and would have a lot of girls if they simurvived long enough so they earning milions doesn't mean that it isn't form of slavery.

All jobs have requirements on you. You have to be somewhere at a certain time, dress a certain way. You agree to these requirements if you want the job. In sports leagues, yes, one of the requirements is you don't get to determine where the job is, and you have to go wherever the job goes, but you are paid very, very well for it. And unlike a slave, this is a choice you are willingly making. You chose this job because of the money. You can stop at any point and go do something else. Slaves never had that choice. They didn't choose to be slaves and couldn't choose to stop being slaves. When you get traded, your family can come with you. When a slave got sold, they were torn away from their family. It's not even the same universe. It's the stupidest possible take and extremely disrespectful and insulting to the people who were actual slaves.

TorontoBarneys · Post #172 » by **TorontoBarneys** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 6:50 pm

I'll happily trade situations with Dennis right now so I can go and be a multi-millionaire slave.

Slacktard · Post #173 » by **Slacktard** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 11:19 pm

Schroeder has been moved around so much he must think he's on the underground railroad

Wargreymon · Post #174 » by **Wargreymon** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 11:23 pm

I think he broke a guiness world record this season. Is that like 5 cities in less than a year?

zeebneeb · Post #175 » by **zeebneeb** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 11:23 pm

It was urgent that the Pistons added another ball-handler, so it is, what it is I guess.

At least its just for the remainder of the season.

Beethoven · Post #176 » by **Beethoven** » Thu Feb 6, 2025 11:27 pm

..then proceeds to get traded twice in less than 24 hours.

Effigy · Post #177 » by **Effigy** » Fri Feb 7, 2025 12:57 am

Beethoven wrote:..then proceeds to get traded twice in less than 24 hours.

Yeah, feels like the owners were just messing with him, lol. Too bad he didn’t play for every team he was traded for. That would be great for immaculate grid plays.

bkkrh · Post #178 » by **bkkrh** » Fri Feb 7, 2025 4:16 pm

The worst thing about it, Schröder had even more choice than most NBA players. He was born and raised in Germany. We don't have a draft, we don't have trades, players sign contracts with the teams they want to sign with. He played his whole time in Germany for his hometown teams.

He made the active choice to declare for the NBA draft. He could have stayed his whole career in Germany/Europe. Of course he might then earn in one season what he currently earns in one NBA game, but that would still a very good salary.

The best part, which probably most users here don't know. Dennis Schröder OWNS his hometown 1. division Basketball team. He bought his old German team in 2020 during Covid and has 100% ownership of that team. So if he has any problems with how things are handled in the NBA, he can literally just play for his own professional team.

Current frontrunner for the hypocrite of the year award.

___Rand___ · Post #179 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Feb 7, 2025 4:24 pm

I understand where Dennis is coming from. He's a family man. It's hard to be that when he gets traded every 2 months. But don't worry Dennis, it's almost over. You're gonna be home all day soon. xD

Post #180 » by **jbk1234** » Fri Feb 7, 2025 4:45 pm

This is a very tone deaf comment to make given the fact that Jimmy Butler essentially forced a trade, while both Beal and Durant blew up two other trades, less than 24 hours ago.

Schroeder signed a contract for as much as he could with the Raptors. His concern wasn't stability or destination. He took advantage of the fact that FVV left the Raptors with no PG at all. The league concensus seems to be that it was for more than he's worth. That's why he keeps getting traded.

Last I heard, he wasn't seeking a buyout. He's not looking to give back any money so he can go play where he wants. He wants to work where he wants and get paid at the most the market can bear. Don't we all.