I like Schroder, but I don't think he makes up for both Rondo and Green. Them giving away another pick is interesting - I realize late 1sts are pretty irrelevant for the Lakers at this point, but I am just glad they didn't finagle their way into a boatload of cap space by offloading Green and AB for nothing. Them acquiring a legit 3rd star by trade would have to be the greatest fear for the NBA and Schroder is definitely not a star.
We should also understand that Lebron isn't going to have a 4 month break in order to rest up for the playoffs this season. The stars completely aligned for him/the Lakers this past season and I just don't see that happening again at all.
I agree. I just don't see replacing Rondo and Green with Schroeder and someone like Wes Matthews who they are after right now an upgrade of any sort. Rondo was a key piece to that finals run for them.
Now, if they somehow manage to add Ibaka, then that is a move that I would consider a real upgrade and a win for them.
Rondo coasted during the regular season. At this point in their careers, Schroeder is a much better and consistent player than Rondo. Schroeder/Matthews would be a nice upgrade for the Lakers.
People are acting like they couldn't have still signed Ibaka, Matthews, or whoever, if they didn't make this trade. This isn't Rondo/Green vs Schroder/Ibaka; it's Rondo/Green/Ibaka vs Schroder/Ibaka. They were going to have the MLE either way.
Also, the Lakers were still the #1 seed even with Rondo coasting in the regular season. The real test is going to be if Playoff Schroder is as good as Playoff Rondo.
Honestly, this is mostly just a wash from what I can see. That team is 100% dependent on the optimal health of both Lebron and AD. They may still pull off another Title (I doubt it), but I doubt it will come from Schroder becoming that 3rd All-Star that nearly all (non-Lebron) teams need to win it all.
Think the issue is Rondo is looking for more money than the vet minimum he got last year. Lakers only have the MLE so they can’t get both Ibaka and Rondo if both are looking for that type of money which is why they traded Green for Schroeder who can run the point and make up some of the shooting by Green.
That makes sense, although I thought LAL held Rondo's Early Bird Rights which would allow them to sign him for 105% of last year's average player salary. Maybe they don't want to commit the two years minimum required on such a deal, though.
They also have the BAE, but that really isn't worth much more than his player option. It will be interesting to see how much Rondo actually gets paid - seems like it's never as much as he thinks he is worth.
EDIT: btw, it's getting totally annoying to submit a response, only to have the whole thing deleted because I am brought to the login screen. What is up with this whole login situation anyway?
