The Lakers won a tough home win over the Raptors, and for the Lakers, although the process was tense and exciting, the outcome was always acceptable to them. It's a matchup that's important for both sides, and with the Lakers having a dismal run of form since the midseason tournament, the win over the Clippers looks like an opportunity to turn their momentum around, and the Lakers need to get a string of wins or everything loses their meaning. The Raptors held their breath after the trade because everyone said their trade was a loss and a failure. As a result, they have a strong 3-1 record, and the Raptors will be hoping to continue that performance. Refuse to renew your contract, see the Lakers again, regret your decision, all you can do is focus on the present.
Putting aside this matchup between the Lakers and the Raptors, this time back in Los Angeles, Raptors guard Dennis Schroder is definitely mixed. Although he only played for the Lakers for two seasons in his entire career, Schroder's career peaks and lows were experienced with the Lakers. The first time he was traded to the Lakers, Schroder was infamous, he asked for a starting position, but he rejected the Lakers' request for an early contract extension twice in a row, and finally the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, and Schroder's reputation also slipped to the worst position in his career, not to mention the big contract, at the end of the free agent market, Schroder only got a 5.9 million annual salary contract from the Celtics, and was traded to the Rockets in the middle of the year, doing nothing and becoming a base salary player.
Schroder's redemption was also completed by the Lakers, with a base salary, he was favored by many teams, but he finally decided to return to the Lakers, and played a tough performance, reversed the momentum with the team, and reached the Western Conference Finals, before the start of this season, Schroder signed a two-year $26 million contract with the Raptors, and he once again became a player with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars. In just two years, Schroder has experienced lows and highs, and he has experienced some ups and downs that only players have in their entire careers, which has made him and the Lakers inseparably linked. This time, Schroder returned to the Lakers' home court as a visiting player, and he opened up in an interview about his previous choices and was annoyed by his decision.
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Sports, Schroder bluntly said that the Lakers did offer him a four-year, $84 million contract, and he himself was inclined to accept the offer, but was blocked by his former agent. Here's what Schroeder said: "I'll sign, I'm never going to leave money on the table, my mother didn't teach me that, obviously, it was the worst two years of my entire career, but I'm also lucky that I have two healthy children, a mother, siblings, and I went through that hardest time with the people I love the most." In fact, after a reporter reported that Schroder rejected the news of the Lakers' $84 million contract, Schroder denied the news many times.
And this time, after the Lakers completed the redemption, Schroder chose to admit all this, and it can be seen that he really regrets his decision to act. The reason is simple, Schroder wants to play for the Lakers, and he wants to continue to play for Ham because he thinks Ham is a man who really knows him, Respect for his coach, despite now receiving a salary of tens of millions of dollars in the Raptors, Schroder gradually lost his starting position, of course, he was also taken to the bench in the second half of this past season because of the arrival of Russell, but the obvious difference is that Ham is more comfortable with Schroder, and he will persuade Schroder to accept the bench, while the Raptors' coaching team obviously does not make Schroder feel respected.
But there is no way, the Lakers can only provide Schroder with a half-year special of about $4.5 million, he can't give up the Raptors' high salary, but if there is a choice, accepting the Lakers' contract renewal offer is the best ending, which allows Schroder to stay with the Lakers while getting enough money. But now Schroeder, he has no capital to regret. However, the experience of this period also allowed Schroeder to grow for a long time. On the road to self-redemption, Schroeder first led the German men's basketball team to win the bronze medal in the European Championship as a dark horse, and then after the Lakers completed the redemption, he led the German men's basketball team to win the World Cup.
Without these experiences, Schroeder would not have undergone a metamorphosis. This time, he did have a season of high start and low walk. At the beginning of the season, Schroder performed well and was extremely efficient, but as the season progressed, his efficiency began to return to normal, and the Raptors' record began to decline, and finally the deal was completed, and Schroder completely lost his starting position. Despite the dissatisfaction with the position of the substitute, Schroeder's way of dealing with these problems has matured for a long time, he is still very professional, and he competes hard when he plays, and it is clear that Schroeder has grown a lot.