**The Cleveland Cavaliers are trading Dennis Schröder and cash to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Tre Mann.**
**ESPN’s** **Shams Charania** reported the deal on Friday, with the 32-year-old guard set to join the latest team of a remarkably well-travelled **NBA** career.
**Schröder** only arrived in **Cleveland** in February as part of the trade which sent **De’Andre Hunter** to the **Sacramento Kings**.
He went on to average **10.8 points, 4.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds** across 70 appearances split between **Sacramento** and **Cleveland** last season.
The move now takes the **German** international to Charlotte, while 25-year-old Mann heads in the opposite direction.
**What are the Hornets getting in Schröder?**
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**The Hornets** are adding an experienced ball-handler to their backcourt in **Schröder**.
The veteran has established himself as one of the **NBA’s** most recognisable journeymen since being selected by the **Atlanta Hawks** with the **17th overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft**.
His career has since taken him around the league, including spells with the **Oklahoma City Thunder**, **Los Angeles Lakers**, **Boston Celtics**, **Houston Rockets**, **Toronto Raptors**, **Brooklyn Nets**, **Golden State Warriors,** **Detroit Pistons**, **Sacramento Kings** and **Cleveland Cavaliers**.
Now the **Charlotte Hornets** can be added to that list.
**Schröder** remains capable of providing scoring and playmaking from the bench, while his experience gives the Hornets another established option at point guard.
For **Cleveland**, **Mann** provides a younger alternative.
The former first-round pick averaged 5.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists for **Charlotte** last season and now gets a fresh opportunity with the **Cavaliers**.
The financial element also matters for **Cleveland**. Moving **Schröder’s** contract provides the **Cavaliers** with additional flexibility as they continue navigating their offseason.
**Cleveland create greater flexibility**
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For the **Cavaliers**, the trade is about more than simply exchanging one guard for another.
**Schröder** is set to earn around **$14.8million during the 2026-27 season**, while **Mann’s** salary sits at **$8million**, giving **Cleveland** an opportunity to reduce its payroll while still receiving a rotation option in return.
The **Cavaliers** had already been exploring the possibility of moving **Schröder** this summer as they looked for greater financial flexibility. **Charlotte** had also previously emerged as one of the teams interested in the German guard, meaning Friday’s agreement has not arrived entirely out of nowhere.
**Mann** represents a different type of gamble.
The 25-year-old endured a quieter season in **Charlotte**, averaging 5.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists across **53 regular-season appearances**. His playing time also fell to **12.6 minutes per game**.
Those numbers are unlikely to immediately excite **Cavaliers** supporters, but **Cleveland** are acquiring a younger guard at a considerably cheaper price.
For **Mann**, it also represents an opportunity to reset after seeing his role diminish with the **Hornets**.
For **Cleveland**, meanwhile, the move creates some breathing room while adding a player who still has time to rediscover the form that made him an intriguing young scorer earlier in his career.
**Another stop in Schröder’s remarkable NBA journey**
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There is something almost impossible to ignore whenever **Schröder** changes teams now.
Back in 2021, the guard reportedly rejected a four-year, [**$84million extension from the Lakers**](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/nba/2020/12/26/1052721-lakers-engage-extension-talks-with-schroder.html?) before eventually joining **Boston Celtics** on a one-year deal worth just **$5.9million**.
Five years later, he is still here.
There will always be a "what if?" attached to that **Lakers** decision, particularly when you look at the security he could have had in **Los Angeles**.
But there is another side to **Schröder’s** story which perhaps gets lost beneath the jokes about that contract.
He has kept finding a place in the **NBA**.
Different cities, different contenders, different roles, yet teams continue to value what he offers. **Charlotte** becoming his latest destination says something about the longevity he has managed to build despite never finding a permanent home.
At 32, he is no longer the young guard betting on himself in **Los Angeles**.
He is a veteran entering another chapter of a career that has rarely stayed still for long.
And after **Cleveland**, **Sacramento**, **Detroit**, **Golden State** and **Brooklyn** have all featured in his journey since the beginning of 2024 alone, perhaps nobody should be surprised that another move has arrived.
This time, it is **Charlotte**.