It’s only one game ... against a 10-win team, on their home court ... but the Brooklyn Nets and their fans have to be encouraged by what they saw from Dennis Schroder and Ben Simmons on Saturday night vs. the San Antonio Spurs.
Schroder, traded to the Nets for Spencer Dinwiddie and a $20.4 million trade exception, looked very much like the Dennis Schroder who took Germany to an undefeated and gold medal winning FIBA World Cup in September. The 30-year-old, showing traditional point guard skills, finished with 15 point and 12 assists, twice his season average, in 24 minutes.