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If his head were in the right place, I’d give him $11 million to backup Russ.
We DO need a backup point guard and he’s worth more than $11 million.
And he bould be the perfect trading chip at the deadline or we dump him to avoid the tax.
And Dennis keeps his Brid Rights.
Disagree vehemently with this take 👇👇👇👇
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August 7, 2021 9 Comments
You’re worth what someone’s willing to pay you…not what what you’re worth to someone else, not what you think your worth…the market plays a role, individual responsibility plays a role…
It’s not up to Dennis Schroder, it’s not up to Rob Pelinka…Pelinka has already evaluated Schroder’s value…Not valuable enough to keep around…
Sure, could you bring him back, why though? He’s still not vaccinated, he caused disruptions in the locker with Kuzma…put himself above everything else…if Dennis Schroder was named Donald Trump…or played on a different team, many would sing 🎤 a different tune…
That’s the point, bad behavior is bad behavior no matter what lens you’re looking at…
That’s a lot of what these guessing games are, there’s not a market for him at the prices his reps put out…therefore because no one will meet his price point it’s a guessing game with analysts, they don’t anymore then we do…
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I agree, for me it’s not the money, either. The market shows it bears a talented back up PG (which for all his flaws Dennis indeed is) at between 10-15 mil. My issue is how he just didn’t show up for the team, made everything about himself. “I’d move to come back…if my starting role is assured and they’re willing to overpay me!” Also the double H&SP issue is a major one for me. While I understand people wanting to exercise their rights and some earned hesitancy in regards to the government mandating shits for all I’ve also come to the point that I am tired of hearing the burden of other folks freedom of choice. France is doing it right, IMO. At any rate, if he can’t get a deal now I don’t see us moving his deal later and I also don’t agree with the philosophy that we need to take on bad contracts so we have more trade money to play with. Better to be settled in knowing you’re here for the season and can do your best.
Agreed Jamie, he was talented so many of us just thought “Ok, this passive aggressive crap can be tolerated if someone believes you’re talented” He kept thinking he was in the driver’s seat and had a parachute. Car 🚗 crashed and the parachute 🪂 didn’t open.
If Dennis is not in the right state of mind, it would obviously be a huge mistake to bring him back. But what if he’s just disappointed and has been working with the Lakers to try and find a S&T? What if he’s come to the point where he admits he made a mistake? All I’m saying is there are solid positive reasons to bring him back if his head is in the right mind. He wants to keep his Bird Rights and wants to rebuild his brand, no better place to do it than the Lakers.
The benefits for LA are getting a trading chip they could actually use before the deadline to fill a hole and take advantage of an opportunity. Otherwise, we’re going to have nothing but THT and Nunn as trading chips come the deadline or next summer. With zero cap space and trading chips, Lakers will be handcuffed.
Meanwhile, five teams, including the Bucks and Jazz are outspending us. I’m still even hoping that the Lakers will be able to pull something off to get a trade exception for Alex Caruso. Lakers are in good shape for this season but have left the arsenal empty for the trade deadline and next offseason.