45 million in 3 years! What did Schroeder experience after leaving the Lakers?

Schroeder's big contract was finally obtained.

The second day of the free market opening, Schroeder and the King reached a three-year, 45 million contract. The contract was fully guaranteed in the first two years, and the third year was partial guarantee.

When talking about Schroeder and his big contract, it is inevitable that people will think of his slutty operations in 2021. At that time, he transferred from the Thunder to the Lakers when he was in the contract year and had his best performance in his career. Then the Lakers gave a four-year, 84 million yuan extension in advance, but Schroeder refused (the source of the rejection came from ESPN reporter Vincenster, but Schroeder later denied that the Lakers had given this contract).

According to the news at that time, Schroeder believed that he was worth more. There were reports (GM news from the German men's basketball team) that Schroeder hoped that he could get a five-year, 150 million contract in the 2021 offseason.

Of course, we all know that Schroeder's performance in the Lakers in the 20-21 season was not particularly outstanding. On the contrary, he even lost his value. During that offseason, Schroeder waited for more than a month before finally signing a 1-year, 5.9 million mini-middle class with the Celtics in mid-August.

Schroeder's original idea was to prove himself through this mini middle class and then sign a big contract. The ideal was beautiful, but the reality was quite skinny.

In the 2021-22 season, Schroeder was sent to the Rockets by the Celtics for only more than half a season. Since the Rockets were in the reconstruction period at that time, naturally he had no idea to keep him.

In the 2022 offseason, Schroeder almost had no ball to play, and later he received the attention of the NBA again through his performance in the European Championship. The Lakers gave him a basic salary, unlike two years ago, Schroeder seized the opportunity.

In the 2022-23 season, Schroeder played 66 games with the Lakers, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, scoring 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists, with a shooting percentage of 41.5%/32.9%/85.7% in three events, and a real shooting percentage of 54.5%.

data may not be dazzling, but Schroeder successfully helped the Lakers reach the Western Conference Finals, and his performance in operational control, organization and defense is very outstanding. The data can prove Schroeder's performance this year -

regular season, the Lakers' WS (played at least 50 games), Schroeder ranked fifth with +2.8, with the top four being Davis, James, Reeves, and Troy Brown.

Thanks to the highlights of this year, Schroeder received a two-year 26 million contract issued by the Raptors after becoming a free agent again in 2023. However, after only half a year of playing for the Raptors, he was sent to the Nets.

His performance in the 2023-24 season was: playing in 80 games, averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, shooting percentage 43.5%/37.5%/83.6%, and a real shooting percentage 55.0%. He is a very qualified weak team starting.

Next is last season, Schroeder entered the contract year again. This year he experienced three teams, and the ups and downs were very big:

—During the Nets, 23 games, averaging 18.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists per game, and a real shooting percentage of 58.8%

—During the Warriors, 24 games, averaging 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists per game, and a real shooting percentage of 47.4%

—During the Pistons, 28 games, averaging 10.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game, and 51.5%

Before being traded by the Nets, Schroeder's performance was very exciting. At that time, the news was that the Nets hoped to sell him a first-round pick, and the Warriors finally took him three second rounds to get him.

Unfortunately, Schroeder was seriously disagreeing with the Warriors and his performance declined severely, forcing the Warriors to take action again. In Jimmy Butler's trade, Schroeder was sent to the Jazz and then to the Pistons.

Only look at the Pistons' performance during the regular season, Schroeder still didn't play very well, and the focus was on the playoffs.

Although the Pistons lost to the Knicks in six games, Schroeder performed very well, averaging 12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, shooting percentage of 49.1%/47.6%/81.3%, and his real shooting percentage of 62.5%.

It is no exaggeration. Schroeder may be the top three players in the Pistons' performance in this round. His BPM reached +4.6, even higher than Cunningham and Durham. This is also an important reason why he can be favored by many teams in the free market this year.

Finally, Schroeder chose the king.

Objectively speaking, the Kings are not necessarily a good choice. Schroeder's style of play requires the ball, but without a trade, the Kings have three core cores, Raven, DeRozan, and Sabonis Jr., and Monk can also get the ball. It is hard to imagine how much ball rights will be left for Schroeder.

For the Kings, this signing is actually quite difficult to understand. It is rumored that they need a point guard, preferably a point guard who is pass-first, can play without the ball, and can control mistakes (Halliburton?). As a result, they actually signed Schroeder for 45 million in three years. Even if they have partial protection in the last year, there is a great risk of premium.

As for Schroeder, joining the Kings obviously did not go for the championship. Considering that he is 31 years old and is a small defender who relies on speed, this 45 million contract may be the last big contract in his career.