"My goal is to start as point guard. If this doesn't happen, I will look for other opportunities," Dennis Schroder told German paper Bild during an October 2015 interview (as translated by Sportando). "The [Atlanta] Hawks are a great team, the city is nice and everything is perfect now. [Jeff] Teague? He was an All-Star, and he helped me a lot. I must be patient and work hard, and eventually I'll have my opportunities."
Sometimes, dreams really do come true.
Following the Hawks' decision to trade Jeff Teague to the Indiana Pacers, the franchise's hopes are inextricably tethered to the growth of Dennis Schroder—the new, unquestioned starter. Even though this Atlanta roster features plenty of holdovers from the previous season (48-34, which earned the Eastern Conference's No. 4 seed) and the record-setting bunch that won 60 games in 2014-15, Schroder's presence in the starting lineup ushers in a new era.
Head coach Mike Budenholzer will still emphasize his ball-sharing philosophy, but having a point guard who thrives through individual creation forces offensive change. So too doe ...
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