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NBA Twitter Reacts To Dennis Schröder Coming Back To The Lakers
Early in the 2019-20 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly offered Dennis Schröder a 4-year, $84 million contract extension that was eventually declined by the 27-year old point guard. Schröder was reportedly willing to stay, but was looking for a bigger pay raise at around $100-120 million.
Schröder had a good start for the Lakers and came in help when LeBron James and Anthony Davis were battling injuries in the regular season. However, an abysmal production in the playoffs quickly lowered his value and put him a tight situation in this year’s free agency.
So instead of a $84M payday with the Lakers that was on his table earlier, Dennis had to take a $5.9M offer sheet from the Celtics.
Now, a year later, Dennis is back with the Lakers. But instead of having a contract of $84M, the German signed a one-year contract worth $2.6M. As you can imagine, this caused NBA Twitter to react, but while most fans joked about him returning to the team for a lot less, numerous Lakers fans were excited to see him come back.
Schroder when the Lakers offer a multi-year $90mil
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Schroder when the Lakers offer a 1-year $1mil pic.twitter.com/eLslXxtWee
— Nbaofficialstrash (@nbaoficialtrash) September 16, 2022
— nba paint (@nba_paint) September 16, 2022
If you’re a Lakers fan getting excited about this ur really scrapping at the bottom of the barrel. Not saying Dennis is bad, but man that’s tough lmao
— YoungNarrow (@NarrowGaming) September 16, 2022
Dennis Schroder really fumbled the bag pic.twitter.com/ymX2TJMczO
— CockSources ➐ (@cocksources) September 16, 2022
Dennis Schroder returning to the Lakers: pic.twitter.com/4ou4TCuTp1
— The Pettiest Laker Fan (@ThePettiestLA) September 16, 2022
Dennis Schroder leaving the Lakers to prove himself only to return on a lesser deal pic.twitter.com/mRqfKbEemj
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) September 16, 2022
Lakers getting all these guards just for Bron to run as point guard again.
— Mufrih (@shangwe_) September 16, 2022
— DrewDrew (@Drew_Drew29) September 17, 2022
Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/XEBzQqhinp
— V̷a̷t̷o̷r̷ (@Vator_H_Town) September 16, 2022
Pat Bev and Schroder could cause problems on the defensive end for opposing back courts. I don’t hate the signing.
— HOWL (@jweyhrauch2) September 16, 2022
If any other team had signed him! The entire NBA community would be so happy and ready to see him do better but he signed with the LAKERS and its a bad pick up! He is washed! GFTO! Let it run and see what happens.
— Caveman_153 (@153_caveman) September 16, 2022
Live look at Dennis Schroder arriving at the Lakers facilitypic.twitter.com/vWyu25qZlc
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) September 17, 2022
But in his mind he’s saying “you couldn’t live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? pic.twitter.com/yhUMqjyafv
— Spike Shooter (@shooter_spike) September 17, 2022
Dude took the biggest l in sports
— Anthony Kashgagian (@AcKash95) September 17, 2022
ofc leGM is happy bruh they paying brah 2 mill instead of 80 something mill XD
— Matthew (@Mateozz19) September 17, 2022
Mood pic.twitter.com/mEv3I7K1Im
— I am K1ng (@K1ngCo) September 16, 2022
Isn’t this the cat who turned down a 4-year deal worth $84,000,000.00 USD? pic.twitter.com/ORxcHSfHGb
— Mel Tirado (@Mambojock307Mel) September 16, 2022
Which is more money?
— How Hard Is It To Answer? (@AnswerThePole) September 16, 2022
Dude turned down a 4 year 84 million dollar extension just to come back on a 1 year 2.64m deal lmaoooop
— Johnathan (@theprism89) September 16, 2022
Only when it comes to the #NBA can you become a #multimillionaire, but people who will never see that kind of money, not even one million, will still say that you fumbled the bag. pic.twitter.com/P1k8mSTITv
— Richard Wilis, Jr. (@rwjmozell) September 16, 2022
Biggest bag fumble in NBA history. I can’t think of a better example
— ⚡️Riyad⚡️ (@JustRelaxKidd) September 16, 2022
