Megastar LeBron beside himself: Dennis Schröder back at Lakers

At the start of the 2019/2020 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers offered Dennis Schröder a four-year, $84 million contract extension, but the point guard turned it down.

Schroeder reportedly wanted to stay at the time but wanted a bigger pay raise of around $100 million to $120 million.

Schröder had to live with a much smaller contract

Schroeder got off to a good start with the Lakers back then, playing a lot when LeBron James and Anthony Davis struggled with injuries in the regular season. But: A miserable performance in the playoffs quickly reduced his market value and put him in a difficult situation in free agency.

Instead of an $84 million offer from the Lakers, which was already on the table, Dennis had to accept a $5.9 million offer from the Boston Celtics last summer, was traded to the Rockets midseason, and then back a free agent (player without a contract).

Schroeder returns to the Los Angeles Lakers

On the night of Saturday, almost two and a half months after the start of the period in which contracts can be signed, the news came that Schröder would return to the Lakers.

The German point guard, who failed a few hours earlier despite a great performance with Germany in Berlin in the semi-finals of the European Championship, signed a one-year contract for 2.6 million dollars – a bargain for what the Braunschweig native brings with him.

Lakers megastar LeBron James, who had previously toyed with the idea of ​​working with Schröder again, was more than happy that the Lakers were able to close the deal. James shared this via Instagram: “Yessir! I’m so damn glad to have you back!”

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