On January 25th, Beijing time, the Lakers' results this season have been very stable. Although they have been surpassed by the Clippers, they are also 13 wins and 4 losses and can only be ranked second in the West, but they can actually get better. . But at the same time, the Lakers also need to face a very serious problem, that is, Dennis Schroeder's problem. This player's pressure on the team can be said to have brought a huge pressure to the Lakers and James, and he is also a direct general. Emperor.
The only and only remaining unstable factor in the Lakers is the existence of Schroeder. Although he averaged 13.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists this season, he is the third biggest player in the Lakers, but His shooting percentage is only 41.4%, and his efficiency from beyond the three-point line is only 30%, which does not help the team. On the contrary, he averaged 2.4 turnovers per game.
And this season Schroeder’s finishing shooting percentage has dropped to 46.3%, ranking 229th in the league. This is basically the bottom of all starters. In contrast, his 11.6% The turnover rate is very high. This 41-point giant is now the worst one on the Lakers. What is even more embarrassing is that Schroeder is still asking the Lakers for a big contract, and he is directly holding the fate of James and the Lakers.
Schroder couldn’t play by himself, but he still wanted to ask for a long-term contract with an annual salary of more than 20 million. And now his request is to directly general James and the Lakers, forcing the Lakers to give him. Because there are only two roads left in front of the Lakers. The first point is to give him this 20 million annual salary contract according to his requirements, which will completely block the Lakers’ future. The current Lakers’ total salary has reached 136.5 million, fifth in the league, and nothing Salary space.
If the Lakers stay with Schroder, it means that they have no retreat. In the future, they can only match the big four lineup of James, thick eyebrows, Schroder and Kuzma with a pop. Only 5 of them can compete for the championship. As long as these five people have some injuries or other situations, the core team will be hit hard, and the Lakers will have to face Caruso’s contract extension and Matthews and Harrell's contract extension after this season.These are all problems that make the Lakers serious.
played so badly and wanted such a big contract. Many people think the Lakers should abandon her decisively, but the problem is that the 20 million Lakers won’t give him, because the Lakers got him through a deal. Yes, and leaving Pope used early bird rights, which means that the Lakers' current salary space has exploded. If they do not give Schroder this contract extension and let Schroder leave for nothing next year, the Lakers still have no room to sign in the free market.
Next season, James’ salary is about 41.2 million, and his thick eyebrows are 35.36 million. The total of the two is 76 million. Adding 13.04 million Pop and 13 million Kuzma, this is more than 26 million. It is already over 102 million. This does not include the space occupied by Harrell, who has a salary of 9.72 million, McKinney and Gasol, and even Rol Deng's 5 million. So even if the Lakers don’t want Schroder, it will only lead to him being given up in vain. The Lakers still have no extra space to sign up in the free market. Unless it is to sign and then change, Schroder will not get the contract extension and go straight away. People, the Lakers are empty-handed.
Therefore, his request of 20 million and his publicly requesting the Lakers to renew his contract is to hand over James and the Lakers to the army, but also to seize the team’s life goal, forcing the Purple Golden Army to give , If you don’t give it, you will lose Schroeder for nothing, and there is no way to strengthen others. That's why the news that the Lakers want to trade for the Rockets Gordon with Schroder recently came out. After all, Gordon is a long-term contract, and it can guarantee the Lakers will not lose him in vain. You know, now even James must surrender the ball to make way for Schroeder.
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