Admit it in person! 84 million in 4 years! Refuse to renew the contract with the Lakers

Recently, Raptors guard Schroder was interviewed by Yahoo reporter Jake Fischer, during which he talked about a number of topics. Schroder said that in the 2023 offseason, one of the reasons why he chose to sign with the Raptors for two years and $26 million was because he wanted to start. As a result, the Raptors traded Quickley, and they could only play as a substitute, which was a little unhappy!

The second topic that has attracted much attention: Did the Lakers give Schroder a four-year, $84 million contract extension? Schroder admitted the existence of the contract in the interview, and Xiao Hei responded that his former agent advised him to reject the contract: "That's the agent's idea, I would never refuse the money put on the table, my mother didn't educate me like this." ”

On October 11, 2022, Schroeder responded to the camera: "In the final analysis, there is no such contract, and I have not rejected any contract. I don't know who said it, maybe it was spread by the media. "Now more than a year has passed, why does Schroeder admit to having this contract again?

In March 2022, Schroeder decided to change agents, and he fired Alex Saratsis and hired Mark Bartelstein. If you think about it, if you didn't reject that big contract, why did Schroder change agents? In October 2022, when Schroder had just returned to the Lakers, he might have been embarrassed to admit it when asked by reporters about this topic.

In the 2020-21 regular season, Schroder averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game for the Lakers, shooting 43.7% from the field and 33.5% from three-point range. In March 2021, NBA reporter Brian Windhorst reported that Schroder rejected a four-year, $84 million contract extension from the Lakers. It is worth mentioning that Xiao Hei did not refute the rumors at that time.

In the 2021 playoffs, Schroder completely pulled his hips, averaging only 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 40% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range. By the time the offseason came, no one had given him a big contract at all. On August 11, 2021, Schroder signed with the Celtics for $5.9 million in 1 year!In September 2021, Schroder also reposted pictures of netizens mocking him.

In the summer of 2021, Schröder wanted the German men's basketball team to provide him with huge medical insurance, but the German Basketball Association refused, and Schroeder gave up participating in the Olympics. In the 2022 offseason, Schroder returned to the Lakers for 2.6 million in one year, adding up to $8.5 million in two years. In this interview, Schroeder admitted that it was the worst two years of his career.

In the summer of 2023, Schröder led the German men's basketball team to win the men's basketball World Cup, and he also completed self-redemption: he was selected for the World Cup best team and won the World Cup MVP. In the NBA, Schroder got an annual salary of 10 million as he wished: 26 million for 2 years to sign with the Raptors. In the past four years, there are a total of 38.5 million, less than half of the 84 million.

As a professional player, there are not many opportunities to get a big contract, and if you miss it, you will regret it. Schroder has played in 37 games for the Raptors this season, starting 30 of them. He averaged 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.6 turnovers in 31.9 minutes per game while shooting 44.9%, 35.4% and 84.4% from three.

With the addition of Quickley, Schroder's playing time will be compressed. It won't be long before Xiao Hei wants to leave the Raptors. Which team do you think he would fit into?