World champion Schröder missing from "Sportsman of the Year" list
NBA star Dennis Schröder leads the German basketball team to its first World Cup title. However, he is not on the list of nominees for "Sportsman of the Year". This has to do with the established guidelines for team athletes. World Cup buddy Daniel Theis takes a critical view of the preselection.
First becoming world champion, but then not being a candidate for "Sportsman of the Year": Basketball star Dennis Schröder shares this fate with soccer legends such as Franz Beckenbauer and Fritz Walter. At the gala in Baden-Baden on Sunday (22:15/ZDF) , athletes who are nominated with their team for the Team of the Year award will not be considered for the individual list. This has been the custom for decades.
The voting journalists can manually enter the basketball world champions such as Schröder or Franz Wagner in their voting list. However, the predetermined list of ten athletes does not include these players from team sports. This makes an award relatively unlikely.
Teammate Daniel Theis is critical of the pre-selection and criticized the absence of Schröder. It was good that the team was nominated in the summer, said the Los Angeles Clippers pro, "but I still think that if you become world champion, at least Dennis, who was also MVP of the tournament, should definitely be on the list, including for Sportsman of the Year."
Schröder had led the national team to the first World Championship title in their history. The Toronto Raptors professional was also named Most Valuable Player for his outstanding performances at the tournament. "When you get it as a team, it's still something nice, of course," said Theis. "But we've already had the biggest success." The basketball players are the clear favorites for the Team of the Year title.
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Despite Dennis Schröder's leading role in Germany's NBA team to their first World Cup title and being named MVP, he was overlooked for the "Sportsman of the Year" list. In the NBA, Schröder continues to excel with the Toronto Raptors.
Source: www.ntv.de
