That's the price of greed.
Although the reinforcement work of each team is nearing the end, in the free agent market, there are still many players we are familiar with, the biggest one of which is Dennis Schroeder, unlike Anthony, Griffin, these veterans, he is young and strong, is in the golden period of his career, but why did he not find the next home?
Competitive sports, the dish is the original sin.
Schroeder's type of player, like most of the diminutive defenders, such as Thomas Jr., Reggie Jackson, etc., belongs to the double-edged sword with obvious advantages and outstanding shortcomings.
Advantages: fast speed, full of impact, and has a strong scoring explosiveness, and the use of good is a fast knife that can cut the opponent's defense line at will;
Disadvantages: in the past, the sticky ball, not smart enough, easy to get on, weak confrontation ability, defense almost no sense of existence;
Only in the right system can you play a powerful role, look at The Eagles' Schroeder, don't look at the ball power of the whole team, can also get 19.4 points, 6.2 assists per game, but did not win too many positive reviews, because his efficiency is too low, shooting 43.6%, three-point shooting rate of 29%, in the league of all players who have made at least 1,000 shots, Schroeder's true shooting rate of 51.5%, ranked fourth from the bottom.
Just when his career was in crisis, Schroeder met the Thunder and Paul, in Russia City, he felt the ease of efficiency for the first time, averaging 18.9 points per game with 46.9% and 38.5% shooting rates, and in the summer of 2020, Schroeder was favored by many teams, including the defending champion Lakers, whose system is similar to that of the Thunder, which is mainly defensive, and here, Schroeder's ability is also shown again, especially during the injuries of James and Davis, he has scored 20+ many times 10 double-doubles to avoid the team suffering from losing streaks.
Schroeder's performance, also seen by the Lakers management, did not wait for the end of the season, it issued a 4-year 84 million DOLLAR contract extension for the former, but who could have imagined that Schroeder, who played a good game for 2 years, completely lost himself, he did not hesitate, directly rejected the offer, and threatened to pay hundreds of millions of dollars, this drama is like thomas jr. and the Green Army, the ending is also strikingly similar.
Little Thomas, who failed to fight for a high salary, was traded to the Knight by the Green Army, and after leaving the familiar system, the state of Little Thomas also plummeted, and the shortcomings were infinitely magnified, and disappeared into the public eye within a few years;
And Schroeder, after the negotiation failed, he could only leave Los Angeles, accept the Green Army's 1-year 5.9 million US dollar contract, and then there was no then, in the double probe flower, he simply could not get the ball, and Schroeder, who had no ball in hand, contributed less than an ordinary 3D;
Compared with the Lakers, Schroeder's performance has shrunk across the board, as many as 18 statistics have declined, such as scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks, as well as the true shooting rate, offensive and defensive plus and minus values, BPM values, etc., it is no wonder that the free agent market has opened so far, he has not received an offer, after all, everyone knows that unless the system is appropriate, it is better to sign this type of player than to scratch a rookie with good talent.
Alas, it is too greedy, if you accept the Lakers 4 years 84 million offers, where there are so many things now, look at the next door Reggie Jackson, last year's playoffs, his performance is not inferior to Schroeder, averaging 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, shooting 48%, 41% from three-point range, 31-year-old Reggie, could have pursued a longer and larger contract with such an achievement list, but people, when the Clippers made a 2-year, 21.6 million DOLLAR offer, Reggie accepted without even thinking about it.
Obviously, Reggie is still very self-aware, and as for Schroeder, he is likely to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Jr., and even if he is signed, he will not have the opportunity to earn a high salary in the future.