Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schroder has been positive for the team to start the season.

Schroder, 31, is averaging 17.8 points and 6.5 assists per game for the Nets this season, posting some of the best numbers of his career. His scoring average hasn’t been this high since the 2019-20 campaign when he was with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Bleacher Report writer Dan Favale thinks the Nets could find a world where they sign Schroder to a long-term deal after the season, but as an impending free agent, they have to trade him if they don’t. not seen as part of their future. plans.

“Letting Schröder’s situation last into the summer wouldn’t be the end of the world. He’s unlikely to bring in a lot of money over multiple years on the open market. And if he does, Brooklyn can survive if she loses a career actor for nothing,” Favale writes.

The Nets acquired Schroder from the Raptors at last year’s trade deadline for Spencer Dinwiddie, making him positive value for the team. However, letting him walk for nothing would be counterproductive to Brooklyn’s future.

The Nets should be willing to offer Schroder a new deal or trade him, depending on what they believe is the best way moving forward.

The Nets are back in action tomorrow against the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. ET.

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