Trade madness in the NBA

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Dennis Schröder experienced trade madness.

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Dennis Schröder experienced trade madness in the NBA. The German was with the Utah Jazz for less than 24 hours before they sent him to the next city. "It's like modern-day slavery," he said.

It's not just the mega-deal for Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers that has fans amazed. What is happening with Dennis Schröder is probably the highlight.

"Modern slavery"
 The Golden State Warriors only signed the German world champion in December, sending him to the Miami Heat in this draft period, who passed him on to stragglers Utah Jazz. Utah would have been Schröder's ninth different NBA team in the past seven years. "It's like modern-day slavery," the 31-year-old said in an NBC interview on Tuesday in response to the unexpected Doncic transfer, criticizing the common business practice. The next day, Schröder himself was transferred again.

"Others can decide where you should go even though you have a contract. Sure, we earn a lot of money and can provide for our families, but they can always say: 'You're not coming to work tomorrow. You're playing somewhere else now'. The teams can decide that and there should be changes."

And then Schröder was hit again: less than 24 hours later, he was traded from Utah to the Detroit Pistons. This was reported by "ESPN" on Thursday evening.

The 31-year-old has also previously played in Atlanta, Oklahoma, twice for the Los Angeles Lakers, in Boston, Houston, Toronto and New York for the Brooklyn Nets.

Ish Smith holds the record with 13 different franchises in his career - a record that does not seem unattainable for Schröder.