Dennis Schroder will not compete for Germany’s national team this summer, the German Basketball Federation announced Wednesday.
Germany was to begin qualification play for next year’s EuroBasket 2017 tournament in August. The team made the announcement of Schroder’s withdrawal on social media.
Schroder will assume the starting point guard position for the Hawks next season after the team traded Jeff Teague this summer. Schroder said following last season that he intended to play for Germany in its quest to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Germany did not qualify for the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio that begin next month.