If the Lakers are going to upgrade at the point guard position in the buyout market, it’s not going to come from one of their main targets. After news that Goran Dragic signed with the Nets came out on Monday, longtime NBA insider Marc Stein reported on the status of Dennis Schröder in Houston, and it doesn’t sound like either side is interested in a buyout.
Both Dragic and Schröder were linked to the Lakers, either at the trade deadline for the latter, or in the buyout market for the former:
Dennis Schroder is on course to finish the season in Houston, league sources say.