NBA Legends Explain Why Detlef Schrempf Was the Truth

[@voloofficialx4192]

Definitely one of the most underrated NBA player ever! A prototype of a nowdays player 30 years in advance!

[@marktrail8624]

There's that overused word again.

[@Gamevet]

@@marktrail8624 Dirk modeled his game from Schempf. Dirk became an NBA top 6 scorer.

[@musikausdemosten]

Franz Wagner is the new Version of Schrempf

[@voloofficialx4192]

@@musikausdemosten i agree with you!

[@Barnabus007]

@@musikausdemosten I'd hope Franz and his brother keep getting time..they're good players...be happy to see them in Dallas lol...won't happen but...

[@fletchbundy]

My favorite years for him were in Seattle. I wanted them to win a title so bad. Detlef was dope. Anyone that grew up in the 80s and 90s that loved basketball should have an appreciation for him.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

Facts.

[@drericfritz]

Truth. I loved that Sonics lineup!

[@jham4745]

They would had won that title if they had beat Denver in 94 I was so hot that they lost sonics had some great teams that never had the chip under there belts

[@fletchbundy]

@@jham4745 That was a brutal one. Think that was the first 8 over a 1. Can still see Dikembe crying on the court holding the ball.

[@jham4745]

@fletchguymon9737 man a real bitter pill my hat is off to the rockets for winning the chip but if they had met the sonics instead in the western conference finals could be a different story

[@merrylderrickson3147]

In a world so fixated on what's new and what's "GOAT"....your channel is always a breath of fresh air for lovers of the whole game and it's well-documented glorious history

[@rickrobitaille8809]

🔥😆🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@drewelliott9062]

Detlef was awesome. He went to high school in the town next to where i grew up so i always paid attention to him through his career. I met him once as a kid and i remember him having to duck to come in the door.

[@Hustler.Gaming.]

As a SuperSonics fan growing up, thanks for sharing this! He was fun to watch and a very underrated player indeed.

[@itshiho]

He's aged very well. 60yrs old and looks almost the same. Definitely underrated player and ahead of his time who would fit perfect in todays game.

[@kylev938]

I heard the Sonics might be coming back, maybe Detlef wants back in babyyyy

[@showtimenick824]

I'm so glad to see an episode on Detlef Schrempf! He would've thrived today with his versatility!

[@klikklak2430]

I remember him playing for the Sonics, so elegant player! I knew that he is German but I didn’t know that he has played for the German national team! Good to know

[@mikejanacone8328]

He was definitely ahead of his time. Today’s game would appreciate him for more than the 90s did

[@rokker333]

He had European basketball roots which was always more technical, team oriented and less physical than NBA. At least at that time. A bit like the different styles in hockey between NHL and the Soviet Union in the past. European basketball became much more physical in the last 20 years and that's a good thing. So the gap closed for a great bit.

[@shareofmoney]

Detlef would be great in today's NBA. He had great touch and all around great skills that made him such a special player.

[@jakubsvab8504]

I'd love for Detlef and Boban to switch eras, both would be superstars, renowned names

[@shareofmoney]

@@jakubsvab8504 I agree

[@anthonyyoung4638]

Underrated! Loved watching him come into his own in Indiana! Tried to pattern my game after him. He turned his self into a very good shooter on top of being able to do everything else!

[@greenhawx]

There was a TV ad in Germany at the time he was playing for the Supersonics. It was about his defense. He was guarding and not letting the offense player through. He said: "Am I in the way? Sorry, it's my job!" It was an ad for Sprite. Always wll remember it, cause it was running in every f..king ad break during the games. He was the only German player we had at the time.

[@markokrivokapic3121]

One of the best players from Europe in 90s,it is a shame that many people forgot him who was complete player without any bad components in his game.I just didn't know why he didn't play for Germany when he was in his prime with young Dirk-it would be great combination.Greetings from Serbia!

[@keithbperrin9633]

He was from the 80s...I remember him being drafted...incredible player

[@rokker333]

He was never that found of playing for his mother country like Dirk was. Admittedly, basketball in Schremps time in Germany was still worse than during Nowitzki's time. So, for Nowitzki it was probably more worth the extra pain because he had a better team. I always admired Nowitzki's loyalty to his roots and home country. It was unquestionable for him (for a long time at least) to play for the national team.

[@keithbperrin9633]

@@rokker333 good insight...thanks...I do think shrempf was a better all around player than dirk...Dirk was better offensively though

[@rokker333]

@@keithbperrin9633Completely agree.

[@Todesschleicher]

@@rokker333 I remember reading somewhere that he didn't really feel much of a connection to Germany anyway. He went native really fast iirc. Take it with a grain of salt though. I read that a loong time ago

[@scottipippen6554]

Thanks a lot for making the video and giving our man some love. Det the Threat was the only good and notable player, we had in the NBA during the 90s. Although i was a die hard Bulls fan, i also cheered for the teams Det played on. Really loved the Sonics years. Greets from Munich, keep up the great work:)!

[@ceeal2943]

I'm German and it was about time to give Detlef Schrempf the love he deserves

[@Quadruple-Vaxxed-Boomer]

You finally gave this guy some love, respect.

[@Hugh_Hunt]

Thank you so much for this wonderful content! I grew up in the 90's watching Jordan and the bulls dominate. ALL of your videos are so great and are a wonderful stamp on history in regards to the greatest time in basketball. You cover so many greats, that are recognizable, from Payton, to Hardaway and now with Schrempf. I cannot say I 100% recall him, but I remember the hard battles between the bulls and the supersonics... I guess with Payton and Kemp its easy to overlook him with such a unique name. But watching these clips, I remember the threat! Keep it up!!

[@juliangarcia1221]

Detlef Schrempf is one of my favorite 90s players he could do it all pass playmake shoot rebound post up defend

[@滋榎本]

Detlef Schrempf is an underrated NBA player. He was a very good sixth man.

[@roderickcampbell2105]

This is it jw5. To anyone who thinks a great 6th isn't all that important, I'd say, think Vinnie Johnson. He was critical to Detroit's success, and admired by all the players and coaches. Chuck Daley loved him. However, it seems that 6th players are destined to be underrated by many. Detlef made wonderful contributions to the NBA and all the teams he played with.

[@raurmanproductions3438]

He was only a 6th man on the Pacers. He was the starting SF for the Sonics 94-99 and was a 2-time allstar for the Sonics.

[@ZachChilds]

thank you for doing underrated forgotten players ... I always bring them up and people pretend they arent amazing, just because they arent spoken of

[@jimmiestyer2262]

This is definitely my favorite basketball channel. So many great vids on players I loved watching as a kid that alot of people have forgotten about. Keep up the great work man. 🍻

[@zyxwut321]

Dude had a 21st century game. A solid but underrated Top 100 player.

[@ryansnustad9133]

So underrated. Schrempf was the shit. NBA Live 96, he could do triple pump dunks from the 3 point line, man!

[@marktrail8624]

Underappreciated more like it.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

@@marktrail8624 Stop hating dude, that shit is pathetic.

[@Barnabus007]

@@marktrail8624 No...underrated.

[@marktrail8624]

@@Barnabus007 ... underappreciated and barely remembered by most

[@Barnabus007]

@@marktrail8624 I don't even know how you quantify "by most" I would say the majority of NBA fans over 35 remember him. I also don't think "remembered by most" matters....considering there are a lot of 80s stars who might not be remembered by people under 30

[@jingqi9106]

Detlef has a great name and was a helluva all-around player. Detlef was an excellent passer, he could score outside or inside, and he was 6'10" which served him well on the court.

[@martinmariasonneborn4480]

Sean, another vid giving love to one of the lesser known and appreciated old school players. Det the Threat truly deserved this vid and certainly was one of the best foreign players of the early to mid 90s. He was anything but "not tough enough".

[@Dantana773]

Solid & very versatile player could play positions he would thrive in this modern NBA forsure. Been a fan since his college days. suprised he not a coach or on a coaching staff developing talent he has a high basketball IQ

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Hello Dantana. That's an interesting point about Detlef playing in todays game. I think you're correct. He would thrive.

[@Dantana773]

@@roderickcampbell2105 Thanks and He would

[@Ivander85]

A German going through college and making it to the NBA was unheard of at the time. He could shoot, put the ball on the floor and make plays for others, while still being a good rebounder. Such a well-rounded player. Schrempf was ahead of his time in many ways.

[@casetclarksin3505]

I'm happy we have content like yours to showcase some of the low key players we grew up watching.

[@basketball_historian23]

Detlef Schrempf with his skill set would be even better in today's nba

[@magera2000]

Detlef Schrempf is a pioneer for European basketball players in the NBA in the early 90s

[@dergeistschillers2580]

Thx for the props for Detlef Schrempf 🙋🏼‍♂️ nice Weekend from Germany, Saxony, Dresden..love your Videos

[@jasoncrecelius8379]

Hershey Hawkins Was another amazing player on that Sonics team!! I'd love to see a video about him and so many other forgotten players

[@pierrevonfuego]

I used to call him Hershey too when I was a kid

[@philah8658]

I loved the Sonics when I was a kid in Germany. Last year I started to collect vintage Sonics stuff. Got Det's jersey framed.

[@DerethAC]

Sonics fan here that went to a ton of Sonics games in the 90's. When the Sonics traded for Schrempf, most in Seattle thought that it would be the final piece to putting them over the top. He was a very good player and could do a lot of things, but I remember him as a player that frequently missed big shots who would also struggle in critical games. The 1996 NBA Finals was Schrempf in a nutshell. He went 3-8 with 13 points in a Game 1 loss. In Game 2 he went 5-14 with only 2 rebounds in a critical game that the Sonics only lost by four points. I also remember him missing 1 or 2 wide open threes when the Sonics were right on the cusp of seizing the momentum that game. He played okay in Games 3 and 4 in blowouts, and then went 5-12 in Game 5 before finally having a good game in Game 6. On paper he had an okay series with 16 points on 44% shooting, but he was their third option on offense and they just needed him to step up and give them more to have a chance to beat the Bulls. As he said himself in the video, he was at his most productive when he was aggressive, and he just didn't do that as often as he should.

[@elnach3240]

That was the problem with the Sonics. They didn’t have a dependable clutch player on offense who could isolate and take his man one on one when they needed a critical score. Kemp was great in transition but he wasn’t someone who demanded the ball and dominated on the block.

[@UncleGingersChronicles]

The only team capable of beating the Bulls was 97-98 Lakers but the league wanted Utah vs. Chicago. The Bulls had no answer for Shaq, Eddie and the rest of the young Lakers.

[@michaelroberson7476]

He put up comparable numbers to Scottie

[@michaelroberson7476]

​@@UncleGingersChroniclesLaughable 😅😅

[@DerethAC]

@@elnach3240 Kemp did eventually grow into a guy that dominated on the block. He learned some hard early lessons from Karl Malone when he was a youngster, but played Malone straight up by the time that they matched up in the 1996 playoffs. He also gave it to Olajuwon in the 1996 playoffs, and dominated Rodman in the Finals. It's true that they didn't have a Jordan or Bird to take that final shot with the game on the line, but who really did? Even guys like Barkley for as good as he was wasn't Jordan or Bird when it was all on the line.

[@Coach_Vedo]

Underrated because he was European in late 80s and 90s in NBA. 2 times 6th man of the League. Same as Kukoc. Even tho he has 3 rings,6th man of the League,he was important piece for MJ's and PIP's second 3-peat.

[@M66-j7t]

Loved watching him play very smart player. Could easily play in today’s NBA with his skill set

[@leiandgaunt2870]

Thank you for this vid, Schrempf is criminally underrated and was a big part of NBA basketball in his days. Love to see him get some love! BTW.: your pronunciation of his name is pretty good! Greetings from Germany 😊

[@johncase2408]

A very balanced player, athletic for his size, skilled and a great team player...He was an inspiration for things to come.

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

I remember this triple threat spot that ESPN would show back in the 90s when I was a teenager! Plus, I'd sport a flat top haircut because guys like Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing and Detlef Schrempf would sport it! Detlef Schrempf is one of the guys I grew up watching and admiring and I'm sure that with shooting, passing and overall playing ability, he woulda cooked everybody in the NBA right now!

[@bigcohiba298]

Super underrated. Imagine him playing in this era. 6'10 with elite range. He would easily drop 25 a night. Easy

[@difidon]

Detlef was a beast. I loved watching the guy play except for when he played against the Bulls. Man I miss 90's basketball. Thank you Detlef for great memories in the court. Thank you BTM for putting this together.

[@brianmayabella5992]

in 90s a lot of team contender for champ, except for bulls theyre an anomaly

[@warlockmagic3416]

Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp were two of my favorite player's. I have some amazing basketball cards from both of them still to this day. I kept all my basketball cards.

[@bkdub6449]

I remember when he played for the University of Washington,he was always a difficult and underrated player to guard, because of is basketball IQ ,6'10 but played like a guard but played small forward. A match up nightmare.He was drafted by Dallas.

[@bassman12]

My NBA Jam team. Kemp, Payton, Schrempf. What a blast

[@h.4744]

Det the threat. 🔥 Legend. He opened the doors for many European basketball players. ☝️

[@high-defRJ]

Yes, one of the first great Europeans to ever play! Loved watching him play for the Pacers and the Sonics, didn’t see the early career when he was with the Mavs but he was great! I follow him on LinkedIn actually and he seems to be working a full time job in the in the wealth management in the world of finance, and makes me believe that even if he could be coaching or being involved in basketball post playing days, he’s still a kind of a guy that got the humility to be like a regular people with a full time job, which got my admiration for him much higher.

[@mirquo_von_rosenheim]

A young Detlef Schrempf already had nice english skills with almost no accent. Remarkable that Germany won the 1993 European Championship without Schrempf but with another former NBA player, Chris Welp (RIP). Schrempf gave up his german passport and became a full U.S. citizen. Unfortunately he never got the deserved recognition in germany, same with Dirk. That's because Basketball in germany gets almost no media attention. Detlef Schrempf was a great example of discipline and hard work. In that era, averaging 13 and 6 as a role player, it's definitely right to say he was underrated. Thx for the video.

[@Proudathiest1]

Detlef was a bad ass. I recently watched a video of his highlights. It really brought me back

[@df4480]

That team scared my Rockets in the playoffs. Hakeem had trouble with that freak Shawn Kemp and I really believe that team was going to beat the Bulls. I still don’t understand why the Sonic didn’t win that series. They were loaded with great role players and that big Perkins shooting 3 pointers. I guess you had to play perfect ball to beat the Bulls. I believe this Sonic team would beat Golden State Warriors with KD on it. One of my favorite all time team. NBA sucks now those 90’ teams were gangsters.

[@darinvandenborn7278]

One of my favorite Sonics ! Amazing player !

[@armandr1613]

Sonics Big 3 - Payton, Schrempf and Kemp

[@slanderman3296]

Been Hella asking for Detlef vids. He walked so Euro could dunk

[@thechildWITHOUTlove]

The sonics were fire...Shawn Kemp detlef...Gary Payton...Hersey Hawkins...the list goes on...if it wasn't for Jordan and the bulls the sonics would have been a dynasty 💯

[@benmckinney2941]

Didn't they have Nate McMillan back then too?

[@thechildWITHOUTlove]

@@benmckinney2941 I believe that was Nate's last stop...Sam Perkins played with this squad... athletic wise Shawn kemp was very lebron...the way he would attack the rim...ya the man was a beast💯

[@benmckinney2941]

@@thechildWITHOUTlove it always kind of cracked me up how out of shape Perkins looked. I seem to remember him being a good shooter though.

[@Black_Blow_Fly]

Having lived in the PNW when the Super Sonics were a true contender it became obvious that Seattle is a place that doesn’t treat its teams with the respect they deserved. The owners looked down on Kemp because he didn’t go to college and drafted a craptastic rookie with a higher salary - what a slap in the face that was. The local media was also extremely negative.

[@gzs7483]

I think its so cool that People who actually Played always speak with reverence about other players they faced and who put up a tough challenge even if those players werent the super long livety lebron's of this world really nice

[@MK-fl7hb]

Thank you Can you please do a segment on Ricky Pierce or Kevin Johnson? Thanks

[@clayscloset2618]

I’d love to see Ricky since he is from Garland just east and adjacent to Dallas.

[@nozoto]

Schrempf is really the old positive stereotype of the German: all about strictness and efficiency at the service of what's he's doing. Props to his big career achievement

[@Motorrr]

Paved the way for Dirk. Our first German hero

[@jtibs1]

That intro was just pure wholesome nostalgia 👌

[@primoxxl71]

Sean you're too kind brother. I appreciate the Sonics' love. I liked Detlef but I have been salty ever since they traded Derrick McKey for him. However Det turned out to be nicer than I thought.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

I think they traded McKey because they had already made an offense-for-defense trade in sending Eddie Johnson to Charlotte for Kendall Gill. So maybe they felt they had to offset that by making a defense-for-offense trade.

[@ronnieturner4714]

Dude wuz as a friggin' ox 🐂 The match upz he had were fantastic 🏀 Lotz of fun watchin' him 📺

[@mrkarbon]

Tripple Threat Det w/ feet you can wear… sure Schrempf is a 90s legend. Every guy who managed to be on NBA Jam‘s roster is! 🆙

[@williamwaitokia567]

Thanks for the videos

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Love this supersonic team🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@rokker333]

Thx for this from Germany. :) I was in university in the 1990s and got up in the middle of the night to watch the NBA finals Sonics vs Jazz and Bulls). Basketball was really a fringe sports back then in Germany (still is but less with Euro League). And the NBA haven't had many foreign players. Schrempf to me was the same idol as Dirk was for his generation.

[@TheEasyLikeSundayMorningShow]

Best basketball channel.

[@peterweiss123]

Yes, one of the grands, who get often forgotten, especially in Germany, where the basketball hype is just ABOUT to start and where normally nothing goes over DN41/gets ! Greetings from Germany

[@jeffrichards1537]

He was 3rd favorite supersonic behind Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton. He could ball...

[@andredarden7052]

Facts.

[@ceejay6417]

I was a Seattle fan and liked shrimpf. I watched him doing routines before games and he’d practice fundamentals like dribbling the length of the court while running. I also spotted him at a university weight room in summer 1994. He was serious and maybe had few injuries? But the player that was traded for him also probably deserves a similar review, if it’s not already been done. And I think if the Sonics kept Mckey they might have had a better chance of winning a championship because he seemed to fit better w the trapping defense and was a quick player w out the ego.

[@bruceneeka]

That Supersonics were fun to watch, being Bulls fan I like outcome of the finals, but SS played with style

[@Herbalizer28]

Great to see Detlef getting some love. When kids try to say that MJ didn't beat any great team, they don't understand that Kemp, Payton and Schrempf were formidable !

[@edwinjones1000]

I have the pleasure of watching him when he played for our Indiana Pacers. He a complete game.

[@bartkdt]

This is the first video I’ve seen, where homeboy didn’t mention Michael Jordan! I usually cut him off when he mentions MJ. Keep growing brother.

[@vosmills4112]

This guy definitely can play basketball I played against him on 2k22 he was nothing but the truth 😁

[@just4000s]

Lol

[@RobertSchuster68]

Detlef Schrempf was the Michael Jordan of all Detlef Schremps

[@joshlewis575]

Me and my boys used to play the Kobe basketball video game back in the day, n64 I think. I used to bust everyone's ass with the sonics. Detlef n Hersey Hawkins, banging 3s all day.

[@Barnabus007]

He is definitely underrated. He was pretty good in all aspects of playing and was typically the 3rd-4th option and still averaged like 14 a game for his career. If you took out the years, he played under 31 minutes he averages another 2.5 points a game, and in the Playoffs he averaged (again if you count when he played over 30-31 mpg) averaged 18. A really solid player. In today's game he'd probably be used more often/effectively, and if you teleported 199os him to today a LOT of teams would love to have him (Dallas I'm looking at you)

[@christian19701]

If memory serves me, the Mavs took Detlef before Malone in tbe draft. Detlef was good, but I always wondered what the Mailman could have done in Dallas

[@clayscloset2618]

I’ve never thought like that because it is what it is and now that we know how horrible of a person Karl is I am so glad we did not draft that piece of crap

[@curtisfreeman4775]

When I first seen him play in Dallas, I was DAMNNNNNN this dude is smooth

[@ryansnustad9133]

Do Tom Chambers next. He was a bad ass too.

[@mikerobinson6969]

Chambers is the only player to score 20k points who isnt in the HOF.

[@poindextertunes]

@@mikerobinson6969FACTS

[@poindextertunes]

theres a channel called Uncle Hayes that has a great video on Chambers 💯

[@mikerobinson6969]

@@poindextertunes whats weird is right after I wrote that comment when my KZbin updated his video about Chambers was recommended.

[@bryant475]

​@@mikerobinson6969I wonder why? It should be like 3,000 hits in baseball, automatic in!

[@annemarieludwig3204]

As a german i have to say he was in my childhood a absolut special superstar the only german who played ever in the NBA back than.He was one of a kind!!!

[@coryvice7975]

He would have been a superstar.If he was playing today.

[@denigster]

after gettting intorduced to basketball because of the dream team i was very happy to see a german play in the nba - so in a way he was an inspiration to keep on playing

[@busbey61]

Here is someone I haven't seen videos on since he played, The Suns, Dan Majerle (pronounced Marley). Because sports was regional back then, only time I saw him play was on MTV, when they did their thing in the early to mid 90s.

[@busbey61]

I don't know how good he was and I mention that because you make excellent videos and there are more underrated people out there.... its nostalgia for sure.... great video as always!

[@MeanSaltine14]

Do an episode on Robert Pack. My favorite player. Hes why i wore #14.

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Darn it Mean. I know the name Robert Pack, but I cannot remember exactly why. Well, I'll dig into it. Thanks for the tip.

[@andredarden7052]

PG with hops. Had the high top fade.

[@Hans-JürgenScherff]

It was an honor to meet him on my 16th birthday at the 1985 Eurobaskets. I got an autograph before the game against Israel.

[@Zulu-jz7jt]

Settled was scary good. He was one of the best players in the league no matter what team. The guy was a do it all type and always exciting to watch.

[@michaelknight8534]

DETLEF!!!!! This man was a problem. Loved his game.

[@DominikIlsen]

Thank you so much for not always looking at the best american players, but also outside the box! There are many Europeans that helped the NBA to become what it is the best league in the world! But there are many great talents and players around the world

[@amontalvo171]

You should do a video on anthony mason he was a unique player. It's sad that he's kind of forgotten

[@flyparks3224]

Very underrated player

[@MrJesseslypig]

Detlef did it on the court. But what he's all about off the court really makes him special. This man fight hard and puts his money towards equality. Respect

[@sebastianliwinski222]

Schrempf solid European Basketball player from Germany, I still remember 1996 Finals Sonics vs Bulls.

[@benjaminb.algarin7432]

Your videos are awesome. I don't like todays nba with everyone shooting threes the game for me is not fun to watch. But the nba from the 80's to the 90's i can watch all day. Thank you for your videos.

[@OxCart78]

Detlef was a solid player. Grant Hill was spot on. He was a solid player at all the skill sets. Dude had a nice touch on that jump shot too. Wasn't a super star but wasn't an average player he was starter material.

[@LapNgo-h9u]

This might sound crazy, but he's my favorite player of all time. I have a poster of him on my wall (YES, they made a poster of him - said "Det of honor" LOL)!

[@matthiasschleussner3657]

As a german I always recall him, hard to cheer for the bulls when he was playing :D

[@g412bb]

I remember seeing Cartman with D. Schrempf React Tech kicks. Those were fab!

[@useyourthirdeye9083]

That Seattle squad on NBA live in 96 was too lit.

[@Chevy-hw6lw]

What an awesome name too guys , let’s acknowledge that !