The Los Angeles Lakers have started talks with starting point guard Dennis Schroder in contract renewal talks, and those talks are expected to resume in mid-February, sources told ESPN.
Before the start of the season, Schroder turned down an initial offer from the Lakers to extend his contract for an additional two years and $ 33.4 million, sources said, a proposal that represented the maximum allowable bid the Lakers had given him before May 16 could do. February.
Schroder, who entered the final year of a $ 15.5 million contract, is eligible to extend that deal for more money and more years, up to $ 83 million over four years, between February 16 and the start of the 2021 low season .
Schroder, 27, made a strong debut for the Lakers against the LA Clippers on Tuesday, nearly hitting a triple-double (14 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds) and delivering a point guard dimension the franchise hasn’t had in years . . The Lakers acquired Schroder in a multi-team swap with the Oklahoma City Thunder, which cost them a first-round pick-and-guard Danny Green in 2021.
The Lakers can offer a starting salary of $ 18.6 million from the 2021-2022 season, creating a much more realistic opportunity for the Lakers, Schroder and their agent, Alex Saratsis, to find room for an expansion in market value with the Lakers .
If there is no deal before the off-season, the Lakers had Schroder’s right to exceed the salary cap by re-signing him. Losing Schroder in free agency would limit the Lakers to replace him, as they would have only a $ 9.5 million mid-tier exception to use in free agency.
Because Schroder had been trading off-season and struck a deal with Oklahoma City, he was eligible for just two more years and a 105 percent increase from his current $ 15.5 million salary.
In seven NBA seasons in the Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City, Schroder made the playoffs in six of them, including one of the best years overall with the Thunder in 2019-2020, averaging 18.9 points, four assists, four rebounds and almost .385 three. point firing rate.