This former Lakers point guard was seen showing off his athletic ability this offseason.
Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder was seen showing off his athletic ability this offseason, playing professional soccer.
Schroder made his professional soccer debut on Wednesday in Germany's sixth-tier division for FC Germania Bleckenstedt.The 11-year NBA veteran appeared in the match at Landesliga Braunschweig. The former first round draft pick played in 63 minutes as a left winger; however, his team came up short in a 5-1 loss. In Germany, Schroder grew up playing soccer before switching to basketball at the age of 11.Schroder was a Laker for two seasons, in two different stints from 2020-21 and 2022-23.
Schroder became a free agent last offseason and joined the Toronto Raptors after helping lead the Lakers to a Western Conference Finals appearance. He finished the season with the Brooklyn Nets. Schroder's best season as a Laker was 2020-21 when he averaged 15.4 points. He was coming off a season in which he finished second in the Sixth Man of the Year voting with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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