Ever since he made it to the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-rings-teams-with-most-championships-20200929-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> reigning champions</a> in the offseason, Dennis Schroder has been one of the most <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/dennis-schroder-huge-salary-demands-could-lure-him-away-from-the-lakers-20210326-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polarizing figures</a> around the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. He’s been good for them on the court but a bit of a distraction away from it.
Schroder was coming off a career season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He finished second in the Sixth Man of the Year award ranking and was going to give the Lakers another ball-handler and playmaker to defend their title.
However, he didn’t seem too convinced of his future with the team, as he turned down an $80+ million extension and was said to want a bigger role and paycheck, presumably with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/new-york-knicks-t92326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Knicks.</a>
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<h2>Lakers News: Dennis Schroder Talks About His Future.</h2>
So, after taking down ‘PG for the Los Angeles Lakers’ from his bios on social media, most people speculated that the German guard was on his way out. Nonetheless, his latest statementmakes us things that he’s actually looking forward to being back with the team:
“We’re going to be back. I’mma work my a– off to come back here, to give everything because we owe them fans one,” Schroder started. “I want to win a championship. I’mma work my a– off this summer and come back and be me.”
“Lakers they didn’t do nothing to me, they’re great, got the top two players in the league,” the guard added.“Everybody in the locker room is great. So at the end of the day, like I said, I want to be here and win a championship. That’s not even a question. And it wasn’t about money because everybody who knows it’s not about money either. Of course, you want to be fair. But at the end of the day not everything is about money for me and my family. At the end of the day, if everything’s good, we’re going to come back and win a championship next year.”

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Schroder had some big games this season with LeBron James and Anthony Davis out and his averages of 15.4 points and 5.8 assists per game came in pretty handily when they needed him. Then again, those aren’t exactly All-NBA numbers, so he would be better off looking for a deal he can actually pay back on the court.

Dennis Schroder gets brutally honest about his future with the Lakers

Dennis Schroder gets brutally honest about his future with the Lakers - Bolavip US

The <a href="http://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Lakers</a> were eager to win back-to-back <a href="http://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA </a>championships this season, making huge moves in the summer to surround<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a> and Anthony Davis with even more weapons.
They made a run at the reigning Sixth Man of the Year in Montrezl Harrell and also traded for the guy who came in second: Dennis Schroder. Ironically, Schroder had said that he didn’t want to play for the Lakers just a couple of weeks before that move.
Fast-forward to today and it seems like he hasn’t changed his mind. Apparently, the former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/atlanta%C2%A0hawks-t101420" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Hawks</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/oklahoma-city-thunder-t91653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oklahoma City Thunder </a>player isn’t satisfied with his diminished role and feels like he’s a top-tier point guard and should be paid and treated as such.
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<h2>Bleacher Report: Dennis Schroder Wants To Leave The Lakers</h2>
(Transcript via Fadeaway World)
“Back in March, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Schroder had declined a four-year, $84 million extension offer from the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this season (h/t Dan Feldman of Pro Basketball Talk). The two sides’ inability to strike a deal played a factor in the Lakers’ pursuit of Lowry at the trade deadline, sources said.
Multiple league executives who have overlapped with Schroder told B/R they believe the ball-handler is looking to be paid like a top-tier point guard, and his role in Los Angeles may not satisfy his interest in being the leading playmaker for a marquee franchise.
“He sees himself as a big-market player, and obviously he wants to start,” said the veteran personnel man.
New York could present that opportunity for Schroder, and the Knicks are indeed considering a run at him in free agency, sources said. They appear likely to re-sign Derrick Rose as head coach Tom Thibodeau’s reliable reserve floor general, but perhaps Schroder can be the answer for their’ hole in their opening lineup on a deal worth north of $90 million.”

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While it’s true that Schroder brings a lot of energy and is a solid playmaker and streaky scorer, his career averages of 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds on 43% shooting don’t exactly help his case as an elite guard.
He’s too good to come off the bench, yet not that good to be a primary playmaker or marquee players as he feel he is, so he’s likely to walk away in free agency and hope another team is willing to overpay for his services.

NBA rumors: Dennis Schroder is eager to leave the Lakers

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The<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/los-angeles-lakers-t101482" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Los Angeles Lakers </a>made a huge move by acquiring Dennis Schroder from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason. He was coming off the best season of his career and nearly won the Sixth Man of the Year award.
Schroder’s playmaking, streaky scoring, and backcourt defense have been great for the Lakers this season. You won’t find many players around the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> with that kind of skill set, and that’s why a team is likely to overpay for his services in free agency.
The Lakers would love to keep Schroder on board for the long run on a deal similar or lower to what he’s making right now. However, it seems like the German guard is going to demand quite the pay raise in the summer:
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“Sources said the sides remain far apart in extension negotiations, with Schröder, who is making $15.5 million in the final year of a four-year contract, seeking a multi-year extension that would pay him more than $20 million per year. That gap contributed to the Lakers’ willingness to include Schröder in trade talks,” Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen &amp; Roll reported.
<h2>Dennis Schroder Says He’ll Explore His Options In The Offseason</h2>
“It’s a crazy business. At the end of the day, I want to play the season out… I for sure want to be a Laker, but I want to see my options… I want to see my options, but I want to be a Laker…It needs to be fair for both sides, and I’m going to stay with that,” Schroder sentenced, as quoted by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
That being said, it’s unlikely that the Lakers will be willing to meet Schroder’s salary demands. They’ve already committed a lot of money into<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James </a>and Anthony Davis and will likely pursue another star in the offseason.

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This year, Schroder is posting averages of 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.0 three-pointers per game on 31.6 minutes a night. Those are decent numbers, for sure, but not worthy of 20 million per year.

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