NBA Fans React To Dennis Schroder Trumping Ex-Teammate Alperen Sengun For 2025 EuroBasket MVP

NBA fans voice their opinions as Germany's Dennis Schroder wins 2025 EuroBasket MVP after defeating Alperen Sengun and Turkey.

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FIBA World Champions Germany have emerged victorious at the 2025 EuroBasket after defeating Turkey 88-83 in the gold medal game. Dennis Schroder, who plays for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, won the 2025 EuroBasket MVP Award for leading Germany to the gold medal. 

Coming into the gold medal game, the Rockets’ forward Alperen Sengun was a fan-favorite to win the tournament MVP award, but Schroder earned it with his performance when it mattered the most for Germany. However, Sengun did have a strong case for deserving the tournament’s MVP award. 

In the final game itself, Sengun had 28 points (with three rebounds and three assists) to lead all scorers while Schroder had only 16 points (with 12 assists and three rebounds). But Schroder was arguably much more clutch than Sengun, who missed multiple crucial shots at the end of the game. 

Fans on social media were divided over this award. While some fans believed Schroder deserved the award for leading the champions, others argued it belonged to the most consistent player of the tournament, Sengun.

“Sengun robbed,” wrote a fan on X. 

“Sengun should have been the MVP.”

“Sengun’s time will come. Schroder’s built differently.”

Some fans even started comparing Schroder to Michael Jordan while he is representing Germany. 

“FIBA Schroder is the BEST Schroder.”

“Bigger than Dirk Nowitzki in German history.”

“Such a beast in FIBA! Magic should’ve signed him! Pair him with his countryman.”

Dennis Schroder finished the tournament averaging 20.3 points, 7.2 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game. In comparison, Alperen Sengun averaged 21.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game while playing the same number of games. Sengun and Schroder played together for a short stint in the Rockets at the end of the 2021-22 season. 

While both Sengun and Schroder made the tournament’s All-Star five, Sengun led all players with seven ‘Player of the Game’ awards in this series. He became the youngest player to score a triple-double at an EuroBasket game and broke the single-season record for offensive rebounds at EuroBasket. At a young age of 23, Sengun has the entire basketball world excited for the next stage of his growth.  

Meanwhile, Schroder was arguably not even the hands-down best player on his own team. His teammate, Franz Wagner, arguably had an equal contribution in Germany’s victory as he also made the tournament’s All-Star five. He averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game. Therefore, Schroder had a lot more help than Sengun did, but Turkey fought hard to win that silver medal. 

But we must acknowledge that on an international level, Dennis Schroder’s resume is absolutely stacked now. He has the gold medal for both major FIBA events: the 2023 World Cup and the 2025 EuroBasket, winning the MVP at both events. At the 2024 Olympics, Schroder was named to the All-Tournament First Team. He also has a bronze medal from the 2022 edition of EuroBasket. 

While fans may continue to argue who deserved this award, it is undeniable that Dennis Schroder is building a Basketball Hall of Fame-level career. 

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Chaitanya Dadhwal is an NBA Analyst and Columnist at Fadeaway World from New Delhi, India. He fell in love with basketball in 2018 after seeing James Harden in his prime. He joined the sports journalism world in 2021, one year before finishing his law school in 2022. He attended Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, India, where his favorite subject was also Sports Law.He transitioned from law to journalism after realizing his true passion for sports and basketball in particular. Even though his journalism is driven by his desire to understand both sides of an argument and give a neutral perspective, he openly admits he is biased towards the Houston Rockets and Arsenal. But that intersection of in-depth analysis and passion helps him simplify the fine print and complex language for his readers.His goal in life is to open his own sports management agency one day and represent athletes. He wants to ensure he can help bridge the gap in equal opportunity for athletes across various sports and different genders playing the same sport.
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