“I had a good conversation with Dennis for over two and a half hours. He is 100 percent ready to play for the national team, ”said the 62-year-old Canadian on the Magentasport podcast“ Basketball Department ”. “He really wants to be an important part of this team.”
Schröder was absent from the Olympic qualification and the Tokyo Games due to unresolved insurance issues. In the coming season, the development player, who will turn 28 on Wednesday, will play for the Boston Celtics in the NBA.
“Everyone wants to be there”
As the new national coach, Herbert has also received positive feedback from other players. “I spoke to 98 percent of them,” reported Henrik Rödl’s successor. “Personally. I got a good response. Everyone wants to be there. That is extraordinary. “
Herbert is to lead the German team around leader Schröder to the home European championships next year with the preliminary round in Cologne and the final round in Berlin. However, the NBA pros are not available in international match windows during which the world’s best league does not pause.
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