On February 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season ushered in the All-Star Weekend holiday. In the recent mid-season deal, the Lakers did not receive any money, and the team's general manager Pelinka bluntly said that the team will target the buyout market, and their favorite targets are many, including Schroeder.
Earlier today, Marc Stein reported that Schroeder is expected to play for the Rockets until the end of the season, and neither the Rockets nor Schroeder are inclined to reach a buyout. According to NBA regulations, players need to be bought out by March 2 to represent new teams in the playoffs.
In this way, after Dragic, the Lakers have another plan to fail. Since being traded to the Rockets, Schroeder has played three times, averaging 29 minutes per game, scoring 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1 steal, shooting 36.4 percent from the field. Earlier in the season, Schroeder made 49 appearances for the Celtics, averaging 29.2 minutes per game, 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists, shooting 44 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from three-point range.
According to previous reports, before the trade deadline, the Lakers had tried to trade with the Celtics to get Schroeder, and they offered some second-round picks + some offers from base-paid players, which was rejected by the Celtics.
The reason why the Lakers want to bring in Schroeder is related to the Lakers' introduction of Westbrook last summer but their performance is not as expected, so they want to bring in a point guard who is relatively more familiar with the team's system, so they target the old Schroeder. But for now, this plan is once again in vain.
So far, the Lakers have only 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking 9th in the West.