Dennis Schroder is starting to figure things out as part of the Golden State Warriors roster. The veteran guard, who joined the franchise earlier this month, has been thrust into the rotation and is learning the team's system and how to thrive on the fly.

Dennis Schroder’s rocky start with the Warriors highlights his struggles to adapt, coinciding with Golden State’s recent slide in form.

Dennis Schroder has played four games for the Golden State Warriors since joining the franchise on Dec. 15. The veteran guard has the unenviable task of trying to figure out how to slot into a rotation that boasts Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. That task has been made even harder by joining the franchise with the season in full swing.

The Warriors inserted Dennis Schroder into their starting lineup days after acquiring him from the Brooklyn Nets. They could have brought the lead guard off the bench and gradually introduced him to lineup configurations, but are rather committing to him right away.

Per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Steve Kerr believes in the younger Warriors player as Steph Curry and Draymond Green creep towards retirement. “I feel better about our young group than I ever have,

Schroder will become the first member of the Warriors to wear No. 71 with the Warriors since McCoy McLemore in 1965. Willie Naulls also wore No. 71 with the Warriors in 1963. Schroder joins McLemore, Naulls and Vladirmir Radmanovic (77) as the only players to wear 70-79 with the Warriors in franchise history.

Actions speak louder than words, and adding another ball-handling guard in Schroder cuts into Podziemski’s minutes.