With just over a month left in the NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dennis Schröder haven’t been able to reach an agreement on a contract extension, and while there’s still technically time for them to work something out, Schröder has made it clear that he intends to test unrestricted free agency.
The Lakers will go into the summer as the perceived favorites to re-sign Schröder because of his comments about re-signing earlier in the season, and because they have his bird rights, meaning they can pay him more than any other team can.