ESPN’s Shams Charania has reported that free-agent guard Dennis Schroder has agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings organization entered this offseason with a clear goal: find a true point guard. Fortunately for the Pelicans, that’s one position they don’t need to worry about.
I previously viewed the Pelicans’ depth at point guard as somewhat of a negative, as I felt they had too much talent at one position. But after seeing how much Sacramento had to pay just to land a serviceable starter in Schroder, I’ve started to reconsider. This is no shade to Schroder, but he is 31 years old and played for three different teams last season.
Offering a contract of $15 million per season to someone who will be 32 at the start of the next season is a huge gamble. But that’s the type of move you have to make when you have a hole at arguably the most critical position in the sport. Even after giving Schroder this contract, they still have no second option if he goes down with an injury.
He averaged 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in 75 games last season, which…
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