With nothing to gain in the trading market, the Lakers turned their target to the buyout market, Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin reported: "The buyout market is definitely the lakers' target, one of the names we hear now is Schroeder, and the Lakers did not get the former Lakers player in the previous trade discussions." ”
The Lakers want Schroeder to understand, after all, last offseason the two sides broke up only because the contract was not negotiated, but at this stage Schroeder was traded to the Rockets, people have no intention of buying out, in the earlier Rockets general manager Stone said about Schroeder in an interview: "Schroeder has been an excellent player for many years, this is an opportunity for us to understand each other, our team plays at a fast pace, Schroeder is full of vitality in the open round, he is also a defender above the level, I think he's a good fit, I want him to fit in the team, hopefully fit in both ends of the floor, I've had a good conversation with him and I'm looking forward to his performance. And Schroeder has determined the jersey number on the Rockets, he chose the no. 17.
Obviously, the Rockets refused to give the Lakers this gift, but why did the Rockets keep Schroeder? Although Stone praised Schroeder at the press conference, but everyone understands that he has no practical help to the Rockets, first of all, in the lineup, the Rockets have a clear backcourt core Porter Jr. and Green, and Gordon did not send it out before the end of the trade day, as a team committed to the end of the trade day, the Rockets do not need Schroeder's help at all, and on the bench, the team still has the No. 24 show Christopher who needs to be trained, and the Knicks, who are placed in the development league, also need to perform. Schroeder will have a big impact on the development of young players. In addition, Schroeder's personal play style is not suitable for the Rockets, playing the No. 1 position is not enough organizational ability, playing the No. 2 position requires a lot of ball rights, the most important thing is that he is an inefficient scorer, many shooting choices are relatively bad, which is why his playing time in the Green Army has been compressed in recent times. It can be said that the rocket left Schroeder if the existence of chicken ribs, tasteless abandonment of pity.
Of course, the Lakers want to pick up Schroeder in the buyout market is not empty, the reason why the Rockets do not take the initiative to buy out Schroder is because they are waiting for Schroder to apply for themselves, it is obvious that he is not satisfied with being traded to the Rockets, as of now Schroder has been silent, unlike Theiss, who both expressed his appreciation for the former owner and was happy to join the Green Army. So if the Rockets propose a buyout, it will be very passive, there is no possibility of Schroeder giving up part of the salary, if Schroder himself proposes it is different, he wants to join a team he wants to go to, he will inevitably give up a part of the salary, this is the result that the Rockets hope to see, after all, in the Theth deal, the Rockets did not get any benefits. But even if Schroeder is bought out, he may not necessarily choose to join the Lakers, after all, there are still many teams that need him, and then see which team Schroeder's final destination will be.