Research cutoff: July 18, 2026. Team: Cleveland Cavaliers.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 12.0 | .405 | .835 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Across 70 games in 2025-26, Schröder averaged 10.8 points and 4.9 assists in 24.2 minutes on .405 FG. In 17 Cleveland games his role fell to 15.9 minutes, 5.5 points, and 2.4 assists. The projection assumes Harden returns and trims that role again. Basketball-Reference Cavaliers season
Fantasy profile
- Role: second-unit organizer in a 12-minute healthy allocation. He can absorb primary point-guard duties when Harden or Mitchell sits.
- 9-cat: AST and some FT%/STL, but a damaging FG% and low-volume everything else in the base role. Undrafted in standard formats.
- Points leagues: injury streamer; more useful than his 9-cat rank when assists are heavily rewarded.
- Dynasty: Hashtag ranked him 310th in dynasty and 652nd in keeper. He is a short-term role asset whose next destination matters more than Cleveland's current depth slot. Hashtag dynasty rankings
Floor, base, ceiling
- Floor: under 10 minutes or traded as salary; no fantasy value.
- Base: 12 minutes and 2.2 assists, with occasional streaming starts.
- Ceiling: top 100-130 in a post-trade 25-minute role or during a multiweek Harden absence.
Transaction and health watch
July reporting identified Schröder as a possible outgoing salary in a LeBron structure. That is not a completed deal. A trade to a team needing a lead guard could improve his fantasy projection even while removing him from this page's rotation.
He had no major current injury publicly listed at the cutoff. Role—not health—is the principal uncertainty.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Phantoms Braunschweig (German BBL), 2011-13; 2012-13: 12.0 PTS, 3.2 AST, 2.5 REB in 25 MPG, winning BBL Most Improved Player and Best Young German Player. Draft: 2013, Round 1, Pick 17, Atlanta Hawks.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 20 | ATL | 49 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .383 | .674 | 1.2 |
| 2014-15 | 21 | ATL | 77 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .427 | .827 | 1.9 |
| 2015-16 | 22 | ATL | 80 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .421 | .791 | 2.3 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | ATL | 79 | 31.5 | 17.9 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .451 | .855 | 3.3 |
| 2017-18 | 24 | ATL | 67 | 30.9 | 19.4 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .436 | .849 | 2.7 |
| 2018-19 | 25 | OKC | 79 | 29.3 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | .414 | .819 | 2.2 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | OKC | 65 | 30.8 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | .469 | .839 | 2.6 |
| 2020-21 | 27 | LAL | 61 | 32.1 | 15.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .437 | .848 | 2.7 |
| 2021-22 | 28 | BOS/HOU | 64 | 28.7 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | .431 | .853 | 2.2 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | LAL | 66 | 30.1 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .415 | .857 | 1.7 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | TOR/BKN | 80 | 31.1 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .435 | .836 | 1.9 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | BKN/GSW/DET | 75 | 28.1 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .406 | .838 | 1.9 |
| 2025-26 | 32 | SAC/CLE | 70 | 24.2 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .405 | .834 | 1.8 |
| Career | — | 11 teams | 912 | 27.1 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | .430 | .836 | 2.2 |
2025-26 split: 40 games at 26.4 MPG / 12.8 PTS / 5.3 AST for Sacramento, then 30 games at 21.4 MPG / 8.2 PTS / 4.3 AST after the trade to Cleveland.
Durability: Remarkably durable for a 13-year guard — 61+ games every season after his rookie year, with no major injury absence on record; the low rookie GP was a role decision, not health.
Trajectory: The record is a full arc: Atlanta starter peaking at 19.4 PPG in 2017-18, Sixth Man of the Year runner-up in OKC (2019-20), then a decade-long slide into plug-in lead-guard work across eleven teams, with assists (4-6 per game) the one constant at any stop giving him 25+ minutes. In 2026-27 he competes for Cleveland's backup point-guard minutes behind Donovan Mitchell and, if he returns, James Harden. He becomes fantasy-relevant under one condition: a Harden departure, an initiator injury, or a trade that restores a ~25-minute lead-guard role — the Sacramento stretch of 2025-26 (12.8/5.3) shows exactly what that looks like.
Career sources: StatMuse season averages · ESPN career stats · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Does Harden re-sign?
- Is Schröder moved before camp to facilitate another transaction?
- If he stays, will Cleveland use two-point-guard bench units enough to reach 15 minutes?
Related: Cleveland Cavaliers · James Harden · Craig Porter Jr