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Los Angeles Lakers: Why a Dennis Schroder sign-and-trade is most likely

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 27: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns pressures Dennis Schroder #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of Game Three of the Western Conference first-round playoff series at Staples Center on May 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 27: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns pressures Dennis Schroder #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of Game Three of the Western Conference first-round playoff series at Staples Center on May 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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1. Dennis Schroder is not going to get paid much in free agency

Dennis Schroder rejecting the four-year, $84 million offer tells us one thing and one thing only: he values himself higher than $21 million per season and is looking for more money in free agency. It is not like the relationship with the Lakers was terrible at the time, he wants a bigger payday.

Based on the Lakers’ offer of $21 million, I would bet that Schroder is aiming for $25 million a season, or $100 million. That is a round number for Schroder to strive towards, but this is just speculation.

Regardless of his asking price, we know it is larger than $21 million and he simply is not going to get that kind of money in free agency. There are not very many teams that have much cap space this offseason and it would be shocking to see a team spend that much on an unrestricted free agent.

However, that price becomes easier to swallow when trading away a player that makes similar money as Schroder. This also opens the door for more teams to go after Schroder as a team could agree to a contract with a player using Bird Rights then flip that player for Schroder.

This is why a Kemba Walker trade makes sense. The Boston Celtics need to get Walker’s contract off the books and the Lakers could capitalize by trading Schroder in a sign-and-trade.

But why not just re-sign Dennis Schroder if the Lakers are going to take on $20 million+ when signing and trading him?

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