When NBA free agency began last week, one player that seemingly got forgotten by many teams was Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder.
The Lakers acquired Schroder in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder in hopes of bringing in another ballhandling playmaker to take the load off LeBron James.
Schroder had an up-and-down first season with the team though, notably turning down a four-year, $84 million extension and then playing poorly in the Lakers’ first-round postseason loss to the Phoenix Suns.
It would appear that turning down that extension wasn’t a smart decision as the Lakers quickly moved on this summer by completing a blockbuster trade for Russell Westbrook to replace Schroder at point guard.