Dennis Schroeder returns to the Los Angeles Lakers. A full 18 months ago, the German turned down a $ 80 million extension, now he’s back on LeBron James’ team. What does this mean for the German and what are the prospects for Russell Westbrook?
Were the Lakers the best option for Schröder?
After more than two months of waiting, Schröder finally has his NBA contract. His outstanding ideas of him for DBB also played a role, but in the end it was only a minimum contract of $ 2.64 million. Any team could have offered this (other teams also had the mid-level taxpayer exception available), according to Marc Stein (Under-warehouse) the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors also took care of the German.
Schröder’s decision to return to the Lakers makes perfect sense. There are minutes on the table, with Anthony Davis and LeBron James Schröder already knows the most important cornerstones of the team. At the latest from his July Instagram video, it was clear that the 29-year-old could well imagine returning to Los Angeles.
When it comes to maximum success, there probably would have been better options, like the Suns, who desperately need a backup guard. Schröder has already played successfully with Chris Paul in Oklahoma City and Schröder would also have minutes in the Valley.
And then there were also the Dallas Mavericks, who watched the European Championships in Cologne intensely. The Mavs could have used another ball handler as well, but ultimately it’s unclear if there was an offer. There are said to have been different views on Schröder within the franchise, so the Lakers eventually caught on.
Dennis Schröder’s statistics in the NBA
| Squad | Games | Points | FG (percentage) | 3FG (percentage) | Assists | Rebounds |
| Hawks | 362 | 12.9 | 43.4 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Thunder | 144 | 17 | 44 | 36.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Lakers | 61 | 15.4 | 43.7 | 33.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| Celtic | 49 | 14.4 | 44 | 34.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Rockets | 15 | 10.9 | 39.3 | 32.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
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