NEW ORLEANS — Dennis Schroder is playing the best basketball of his life. Good enough that he might end up playing his way right off the Nets.
Despite the Nets being committed to a rebuild, they’ve ridden their veterans to a better-than-expected start — with Schroder the leader among them. But his career year isn’t just worrying fans actually looking forward to the Nets tanking.
It’s drawing interest from teams around the league for a potential trade.
“I’ve been in the league 12 years, and people have talked about my name in trade talks for 12 years. [And] I’ve been traded twice,” Schroder told The Post before his Nets played at the Pelicans on Monday night. “… So [gossip] is going to happen. They use it as an event where they can promote who is on the block. I don’t really care.
“But I’ve bought into this system right now because they pay my checks, and I’m doing my job every single day, and I’m always professional about it, always going…
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