From Struggle to Success: Dennis Schröder’s Journey to World Champion and MVP

One year ago, Dennis Schröder was struggling to find an NBA contract, and today here he is, world champion and World Cup MVP! Even if he was not elected MVP of the final since the trophy was given to Franz Wagner, the former leader of the Thunder and the Lakers finished top scorer with 28 points, in a much more sober style, and with a rise in power over the minutes. He also defended Bogdan Bogdanovic very well in the second half, to the point that the Serb only scored one shot, on an offensive rebound.

Great consistency in FIBA ​​competitions

Successor to Ricky Rubio, awarded in 2019, Dennis Schröder received his trophy from the hands of Carmelo Anthony, and he therefore finished this World Cup with 19.1 points, 6.1 assists and 1.4 interceptions. All at 44% on shots, including 33% on 3-pointers, and 84% on free throws, despite his awful 4/26 during the quarter-final against Latvia, the “worst match of his career”.

What impresses about him is his consistency in the biggest events, and he has led Germany to two medals in a row. Bronze at the Euro in 2022, and therefore gold in this World Cup.

2015 EuroBasket: 21.0 points, 6 assists 2017 EuroBasket: 23.7 points, 5.6 assists 2019 World Cup: 19.6 points, 9.4 assists 2022 EuroBasket: 22.1 points, 7.1 assists 2023 World Cup: 19.1 points, 6.1 assists

FIBA names two All-World Teams

For the best five of the competition, the FIBA associated with him Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), Anthony Edwards (United States) and Luka Doncic (Slovenia). One of the strangest fives since there are only rears…

The second five is more balanced with Arturs Zagars (Latvia), Simone Fontecchio (Italy), Franz Wagner (Germany), Nikola Milutinov (Serbia) and Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania).

For the trophy for the best defender, FIBA ​​chose the self-proclaimed “best outside defender of the World Cup and the NBA”, Dillon Brookswhile Josh Giddey didn’t have too much competition for the best prospect trophy.

For the trophy for the best coach, voters preferred to reward Luca Bianchi for the magnificent performance of Latvia, rather than the invincibility of Gordon Herbert, the coach of Germany.

2023-09-10 15:19:00
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