Raptors' Schroder wins FIBA MVP after leading Germany to 1st title
Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder was named tournament MVP after leading Germany to its maiden FIBA World Cup crown Sunday.
🇩🇪 Averaged team high, 19.1 PPG & 6.1 APG
— NBA (@NBA) September 10, 2023
🇩🇪 Led Germany to an undefeated title
The 2023 #FIBAWC MVP goes to Dennis Schroder 🏆 pic.twitter.com/AGd8S7dApW
Schroder dropped a game-high 28 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the gold-medal matchup versus Serbia.
The 29-year-old averaged 19.1 points and 6.1 assists across eight appearances, finishing in the top 15 of both categories. He shot 32.7% from beyond the arc and 43.5% from the field overall.
Schroder inked a two-year, $36-million contract with Toronto this summer after spending the previous campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The former first-round pick is expected to assume the Raptors' starting point guard role following the offseason departure of Fred VanVleet.