Career
Standing at 6 ft 1 in (185 m), he plays at the point guard position. Schröder formerly played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunschweig. He is widely regarded as one of the best talents in German basketball and has drawn many comparisons to fellow National Basketball Association point guard Rajon Rondo.
Phantoms Braunschweig (2010–2013)
Schröder started playing professional basketball in 2010 for SUM Baskets Braunschweig, farm team of Phantoms Braunschweig.
In his first season with SUM Baskets Braunschweig, he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game in a 2nd-tier German League. In the 2011-2012 season he made a breakthrough, averaging 17.8 points and 6.7 assists over 23 regular season games.
His team went in the playoffs where he averaged 18.8 points and 5.1 assists over 4 games. In the same season, he also played 30 games for Phantoms Braunschweig of the German League, averaging 2.3 points, 0.7 assists and 0.8 rebounds in about 8 minutes per game.
In the 2012-2013 season he played 32 games for Phantoms Braunschweig, averaging 12 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 25 minutes per game.
Foreign the season, he was named the League"s Most Improved Player as well as Best Young German Player. In 2013, Schröder was announced to play at the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit for the World Select Team. Before officially playing at the Nike Hoop Summit, Schröder decided to declare for the 2013 National Basketball Association draft.
He finished with 18 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds in 29 minutes.
Atlanta Hawks (2013–present)
On June 27, 2013, Schröder was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft by the Atlanta Hawks. On July 11, 2013, he signed with the Hawks and joined them for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On December 4, 2013, he was assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. On December 16, 2013, he was recalled by the Hawks.
In July 2014, Schröder re-joined the Hawks for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On October 30, 2014, the Hawks exercised their third-year team option on Schröder"s rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015-2016 season. Participating in the 2015 Rising Stars Challenge on February 13, Schröder recorded 13 points, 9 assists and 3 steals as Team World defeated Team United States of America, 121–112. His performance was lauded by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network analysts, who drew comparisons to "a young Tony Parker" and called Schröder a "magician out there".
On March 15, 2015, he scored a career-high 24 points and tied his career high of 10 assists as he started in place of Jeff Teague and helped the Hawks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 91–86.
He played in the 2012 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-20 Championship and helped the German team to fifth place, averaging 6.1 points, 2 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes on the court. On 27 July 2014, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in a game against Finland.