Michael Jordan's ex-teammate Ron Harper fires 2-word response to $25,430,250 star likening NBA Trade Deadline to modern slavery

NBA guard Dennis Schroder made a controversial comment about the NBA Trade Deadline, comparing it to modern slavery.

Schroder, who signed a two-year, $25,430,250 contract with the Brooklyn Nets last year before being traded to the Golden State Warriors earlier this season, was unhappy with the blockbuster deal that sent All-NBA First Teamer Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the LA Lakers for a package that included All-Star Anthony Davis.

The 31-year-old German said (via NBC Sports):

“It’s like modern slavery. It’s modern slavery at the end of the day. Everybody can decide where you’re going, even if you have a contract. Yeah, of course, we make a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day if they say, ‘You’re not coming to work tomorrow, you’re going over there,’ they can decide that. They got to change that a little bit.”

Michael Jordan's former Chicago Bulls teammate Ron Harper did not agree with Schroder's comments.

Harper, who won three straight NBA titles with Jordan and the Bulls from 1996 to 1998 and two more with the Lakers in 2000 and 2001, had a two-word reaction:

"Stupid comment"

Schroder has been moved from one team to another for much of his NBA journey. In 12 years, he has played for eight teams, with stops in Atlanta, OKC, Lakers, Boston, Houston, Toronto, Brooklyn and Golden State.

He's averaged 14.0 points, 4.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 814 games.

Dennis Schroder on the move again

Just when it looked like Dennis Schroder was settling in with the Golden State Warriors, he found himself on the move again. The German was sent to the Utah Jazz as part of the package that landed the Warriors Jimmy Butler.

The deal was finalized on Wednesday, with Butler going to Golden State and Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, PJ Tucker and a 2025 first-round pick sent to the Heat. Schroder landed with the Jazz while Lindy Waters and Josh Richardson went to the Detroit Pistons.

Dennis Schroder started the 2024-25 NBA season with the Brooklyn Nets, playing 23 games before being traded to the Warriors in December for De'Anthony Melton, Reece Beekman and three second-round picks. In Golden State, he played 24 games and averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 assists, 2.3 rebounds and a steal in 26.2 minutes per game.