With the Lakers losing to the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals this season, they have officially ended the season. Although the Lakers struggled in the first half of the season this season, they eventually made the playoffs and staged a good show to make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, and the overall result was satisfactory. Although the overall result of the Lakers this season is quite good, many of their offseason team contracts will expire, such as Russell, Reeves, Hachimura, Schroder, etc., when the Lakers will face significant salary pressure. According to Yahoo reporter Jake Fischer, Schroder will most likely leave this offseason in order to seek a high-paying contract.
As early as the 2020-2021 season, he played for the Lakers and averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, when Schroder's excellent performance also made the Lakers management intend to complete the extension with him, and proposed a 4-year $84 million extension offer to Schroder, but was ultimately rejected by Schroder's team. Obviously, Schroder's team was a little overestimating his own value, and after rejecting the Lakers' contract extension, he was not favored in free agency, and the exorbitant asking price also discouraged many teams, and finally had no choice but to join the Celtics with a one-year, $5.9 million contract in the hope of playing a price.
But the sky did not go as expected, Schroder only spent half a season with the Celtics, he was sold by the new owner and traded to the Houston Rockets, and after last season, Schroder was no one for a while, and finally the old club Lakers extended a helping hand to him and brought it back to Los Angeles with a 1-year 2.64 million veteran base salary, from 84 million to 2.64 million, Schroder only took one year, and now I am afraid that my intestines are regretted!
Schroder, who entered the Lakers for the second time, has obviously become much more calm and low-key, although he has a basic salary contract, but his contribution is not small, and he is an important member of the Lakers. During the regular season this season, Schroder played in 66 games for the Lakers, averaging 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 30.1 minutes per game, shooting 41.5% from the field, 32.9% from three-point range and 85.7% from the free throw line, making him a favorite guard player of Coach Ham. After entering the playoffs, Schroder averaged 26.1 minutes per game, scoring 7.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1 steal, shooting 39.8% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range, and 82.1% from the free throw line.
According to NBA reporter Jake Fischer's continued report, after signing at a below-market price for two consecutive years, Schroder will test the free market this summer to find a new contract of 2 years and $30 million, and obviously this will be a very difficult asking price for the Lakers to match, the Lakers management's primary renewal target this year is Reeves and Hachimura, and the renewal price of these two players will not be low, and the Lakers also have a strong interest in defenders such as Trae Young, Irving, and VanVleet. As for Schroder, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet his contract renewal asking price, and Schroder will also become the first person for the Lakers to leave the team in the offseason!