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Team Note: The Lakers had thought about bringing Schroder back, but they couldn't make the trip because the asking price of the transaction was unrealistic

Team Note: The Lakers had thought about bringing Schroder back, but they couldn't make the trip because the asking price of the transaction was unrealistic

Live Bar Feb. 11, 2019 This season's NBA trade deadline (4 a.m. today) has passed, and the Lakers have not made a single trade.

According to The Athletic Lakers reporter Bill Oram, the Lakers had thought about bringing Schroeder back, but ultimately failed to make the trip.

Oram writes:

The Lakers had thought of bringing Schroder back to the team, and their previous starting point guard averaged 15.4 points and 5.8 assists per game last season, and after rejecting a four-year, $84 million early contract extension, Schroeder fell out of favor with the Lakers before having to accept a mid-range contract offer ($5.9 million) from the Celtics as a free agent.

Some within the Lakers objected to the possibility of reuniting with Schroeder, and the deal ultimately failed because of a theme today: unrealistic (transactional) asking prices.

Eventually, the Celtics traded Schroeder to the Rockets.

(Lewis44)

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