Lakers Rumors: Dennis Schroder, LA ‘Remain Far Apart’ in Contract Talks

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dennis Schroder reportedly “remain some distance apart” as they are attempting to determine a contract extension.  

Jovan Buha and Invoice Oram of The Athletic reported the news, noting Schroder is procuring for a multi-year extension that can pay him better than $20 million yearly. He’s making $15.5 million in the final phrase season of a four-year deal in 2020-21.

These discussions come before an offseason that can belief the Red and Gold coping with free company for Schroder, Alex Caruso and Talen Horton-Tucker. The fable from Buha and Oram suggested the crew would treasure to re-tag the total trio but became extra appealing to consist of Schroder in alternate discussions sooner than Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET reduce-off date thanks to the obvious gap in extension talks.

Buha and Oram reported the Lakers talked a pair of doable alternate with the Toronto Raptors that will well possibly bear sent Kyle Lowry to Los Angeles.

While the Lakers bear been appealing to deal Schroder and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the alternate, the “sticking level” became interestingly an unwillingness to deal Horton-Tucker.

Los Angeles got Schroder by ability of alternate from the Oklahoma Metropolis Recount this offseason as one thing of a alternative for Rajon Rondo. He, Montrezl Harrell and Marc Gasol bear been the major additions for the defending champions, however the crew is in the center of the pack on the No. 4 seed in the Western Convention with LeBron James and Anthony Davis sidelined.

Schroder is averaging 15.0 capabilities, 4.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per sport this season and figures to be a essentially vital fragment of the offense in the postseason now that he wasn’t traded.

The search records from now is whether or no longer he’ll be a fraction of the crew previous this season.