Key Laker Gets Shredded With Dreaded Label From Analyst

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to make many decisions this offseason. Dennis Schroder enters free agency. Will the Lakers break the bank to keep the veteran on the roster? Grant Hughes from Bleacher Report says Schroder belongs to his list of risky free agents. He even said that Schroder is a “low-end starter or a luxury backup.” The Lakers veteran was shredded to bits.

“No other organization should feel comfortable paying Schroder more than the $16 million per year he’s making this season,” Hughes explained. “His production is that of a low-end starter or a luxury backup, and that pay rate is just about right. It’d be a mistake for a suitor to try to match Schroder’s high salary expectations or view the Lakers’ possible willingness to overpay as an accurate reflection of value.”

The Lakers struggled with Schroder’s absence. Brian Windhorst from ESPN said Schroder turned down the contract extension LA offered him. He is averaging 15.5 points, 5.8 assists, and 1.2 steals while shooting 33.5% from behind the arc in the regular season.

Lakers veteran shredded for no reason

The German native has been linked to many teams with enough cap space in the summer. The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls like his stars. Ian Begley from SNY.TV’s reported that the Knicks have Schroder on their radar.

“The Knicks face the Pelicans in New Orleans on Wednesday. So you will probably hear and read plenty about the future of Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball, a potential Knicks target in free agency,” Begley explained. “But another lead guard on the Knicks’ schedule this week bears watching: Dennis Schroder. Schroder is among the players on New York’s radar as the club looks ahead to free agency, SNY has learned.”

Schroder last played on April 30^th. The team placed him on the COVID-19 protocol. He will probably join the team on time for the playoffs. He took to Instagram to write, “I’m back.”

“In eight years, I didn’t feel one time where I had to, you know, can sit down in the summer and just see the options,” Schroder noted in March, per Los Angeles Daily News. “So, we’re kind of, between these: Should we just sign the extension? Or should we wait until the summer? Because at the end of the day, I want to be a Laker for a long time. I always say I want it to be fair.”