Warriors: The case for, and against, potentially signing Dennis Schröder

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Why the Warriors shouldn’t sign Dennis Schröder

The “why the Warriors shouldn’t sign Schroder” list is certainly longer than the one before.

For starters, they already have a relatively inefficient score-first guard that comes off the bench in Poole. While he’s taken a step in the right direction, he still isn’t too efficient. Schroder has shot under 44% from the field in both his last two seasons.

Also, Schroder doesn’t quite fit the defensive-first mindset the Warriors have.

They have the top-ranked defense in the NBA because their players buy into being two-way stars from Curry to center Kevon Looney. Schroder has had a negative defensive box plus/minus in 7 of his 8 seasons in the league.

The Warriors have limited spots for buyout targets as they’d need to cut players to add those names, and having Schroder in for a player like Juan Toscano-Anderson may not be worth it for Golden State, especially considering the culture they’ve created.

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Combine his shooting with the limited space and team mindset, and it feels unlikely they’d target him even if he’s bought out.

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