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1) Dennis was an isolation maestro in 2017-18.
Schröder was one of the most efficient high-volume players in isolation situations this season, scoring 1.09 points per possession. Among the 47 players with 100 or more isolation plays, he ranked third behind only James Harden and Chris Paul.
2) Dennis on taking on a leadership role on a young team, in his own words.
3) Dennis led the Hawks in total points, assists, free throws attempted and free throws made.
On a per-game basis, Schröder ranked 25th in the NBA in points (19.4), 13th in assists (6.2), and 27th in free-throw percentage (84.9 percent).
4) Dennis plans to play for the German national team this summer.
On the question of whether or not he would play this summer Schröder said, "Yeah, but we've just got a few games of World Cup Qualification. We've got like 4 or 6 games, so I'm going to that for sure."
Germany plays its final two first-round qualification games for the 2019 FIBA World Cup this summer with contests versus Austria (June 29) and Serbia (July 2). Germany has already earned a spot in the second round of the qualifiers, and they will advance to play the first two games of that round in mid-September before NBA training camps open. (One other point of note: the standings from first-round games roll over into the second round, so outcomes of the Austria/Serbia games are still relevant.)
5) Dennis registered a career-high scoring night three times this season.
In December, Schröder scored 33 points against the Mavericks to set a new career high. Three weeks later, he scored 34 points against Brooklyn, but that mark didn't last long either. On March 20, on the road in Utah, Schröder scored 41 points to lead the Hawks to a season sweep of the Jazz. It was the most points scored by a Hawk in a regular-season game since 2008.
6) Those 41 points were ridiculous. Did we mention the he scored them against the NBA's best defense of 2017-18?