During the middle of last season, Dennis Schroder turned down an four-year, $84 million contract extension offer from the Lakers.
Schroder claimed money was not the reason in his exit interview. That was clearly a lie. That according to Armin Andres, VP of the German Basketball Federation, who explained Schroder is not playing for the German National Team because it was too expensive for the federation to insure what Schroder wants in a new contract.
“Dennis Schroeder has communicated this clearly: he wants 100, 120 million – which he will probably also get – and this sum insured cannot be insured on the normal market at the moment,” Andres said on Abteilung Basketball podcast as reported by Manuel Baraniak.
At $100 million for four years — $25 million a season — Schroder would be making the type of money the Bucks pay Jrue Holiday or the Celtics pay Jaylen Brown. This past year, he averaged 15.4 points and 4.8 assists a game. His performance in the postseason left much to be desired.
When social media found out this information, he was clowned to no end.
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