{"id":159015,"date":"2025-09-14T21:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=159015"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:15:19","slug":"eurobasket-2025-mvp-dennis-schroder-compares-himself-giannis-antetokounmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/09\/14\/eurobasket-2025-mvp-dennis-schroder-compares-himself-giannis-antetokounmpo\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroBasket MVP Dennis Schroder Compares Himself To NBA MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team USA will always be respected as the most dangerous opponent in FIBA competitions, but Germany is now the team to beat on the international stage. While tallying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoopshype\/status\/1967315907916820732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a 21-2 record<\/a> in their last three international basketball tournaments (h\/t HoopsHype), Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national team is now the defending 2023 FIBA World Cup <em>and<\/em> FIBA EuroBasket 2025 champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-eurobasket-2025\/games\/123033-TUR-GER\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after defeating Turkey<\/a> in Sunday\u2019s gold medal game. They\u2019ve done this while veteran guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schrode01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Schroder<\/a> (Sacramento Kings) has repeatedly taken his game to the next level.<\/p>\n<h2>Germany\u2019s Dennis Schroder Wins EuroBasket MVP<\/h2>\n<p>Following the completion of the championship game, Schroder <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EuroBasket\/status\/1967321224025182677\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was named to<\/a> the EuroBasket 2025 All-Star Five.<\/p>\n<p>He was joined on this list by teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wagnefr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Franz Wagner<\/a> (Orlando Magic), Greece\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> (Milwaukee Bucks), Turkey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengual01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alperen Sengun<\/a> (Houston Rockets), and Slovenia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Doncic<\/a> (Los Angeles Lakers). Schroder\u2019s highest individual NBA accomplishment may be finishing as the runner-up for the 2020 Sixth Man of the Year award (or, perhaps, eclipsing 10,000+ career points). However, he was also recognized as the EuroBasket 2025 MVP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FIBA Dennis is DIFFERENT \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Schroder is the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EuroBasket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EuroBasket<\/a> 2025 TISSOT MVP \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zm0nQuUQ69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Zm0nQuUQ69<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroBasket\/status\/1967329910776881188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In nine games, Schroder averaged 20.3 points and 7.2 assists per contest at EuroBasket 2025. His scoring average ranked 10th and his assist average ranked second overall but he was also effective at getting to the free-throw line, taking 47 total. In the championship game, he recorded 16 points and 12 assists while going 5-6 from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t his first time receiving a FIBA MVP award though. In 2023, as he won one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/news\/basketballworldcup-2023-news-dennis-schroder-named-fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-tissot-mvp\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his showing at the World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018We Do Exactly The Same Thing\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Following the Germans\u2019 gold medal performance, in which Schroder made game-sealing plays down the stretch, he had an eye-opening statement about the role he plays on the national team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DENNIS THE MENACE WELCOME TO THE PARTY.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EuroBasket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EuroBasket<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgySS6iCI1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BgySS6iCI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroBasket\/status\/1967315645227237831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Giannis, we do exactly the same thing for Greece and Germany,\u201d he says. \u201cOn the NBA, he is on another level, one of the best players in the world. Nothing but respect for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dennis Schroder: \u201cMe and Giannis we do exactly the same thing for Greece and Germany. On the NBA he is on another level, one of the best players in the world. Nothing but respect for him\u201d. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uw0B5dSrWN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Uw0B5dSrWN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vasiliki Karamouza (@karamouza_vas) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karamouza_vas\/status\/1967340053727982070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many will be taken aback by the quote, precisely because of what Schroder mentioned. Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP, is really on an entirely different level than him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96793\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96793\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Kyle Terada-Imagn Images\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/USATSI_23923668_168401936_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 6, 2024; Paris, France; Greece small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks on against Germany during a men\u0092s basketball quarterfinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To help make Schroder\u2019s meaning more clear though, understand that Antetokounmpo just won his first medal with Greece after they took down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/markkla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauri Markkanen<\/a> (Utah Jazz) and Finland in the third-place game. Though his hardware was bronze, Antetokounmpo says it was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-eurobasket-2025\/news\/the-wait-is-over-giannis-leads-greece-back-to-eurobasket-podium-25\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">probably the best accomplishment<\/a>\u201d in his basketball career (h\/t FIBA). The rationale for that grand statement?<\/p>\n<p>The sheer number of fans he made happy and the generation of Greek players he could inspire.<\/p>\n<p>Schroder takes just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/eurobasket\/1868841\/dennis-schroder-on-germanys-biggest-quality-we-never-shy-away-from-big-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as much pride in representing<\/a> Germany (and Europe as a whole).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0399 never been an All-Star,\u201d Schroder says (h\/t Eurohoops reporter Michalis Gioulenoglou. \u201cBut we have four or five people who are the best in the world, and they represent Europe. We have Doncic, we have (Nikola) Jokic, Franz Wagner is up there. We have so many European guys who are putting on a show in the NBA. And that comes with these tournaments as well. Big time tournaments, big time players, and we are going to keep pushing for Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 John David Mercer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team USA will always be respected as the most dangerous opponent in FIBA competitions, but Germany is now the team to beat on the international stage. While tallying a 21-2 record in their last three international basketball tournaments (h\/t HoopsHype), Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national team is now the defending 2023 FIBA World Cup and FIBA EuroBasket [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":159023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1608,20,31,26,62,3,17,29],"tags":[252,1131,1195,306],"class_list":["post-159015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-basketball","category-basketball","category-nuggets","category-rockets","category-lakers","category-nba","category-news","category-magic","category-kings","tag-dennis-schroder","tag-eurobasket","tag-fiba","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159015"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159024,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159015\/revisions\/159024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}