NEW YORK — NBA training camp begins in about three weeks and most teams have almost finished filling their 20-man training camp roster. There are some surprising names, however, that have yet to sign NBA deals, names that have long been fixtures in the league.
Dennis Schroder, G, Houston Rockets
Things just haven’t been the same for Dennis Schroder ever since he turned down a four-year, $84M contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, only to have the worst possible sequence of injury, illness and poor playoff performance rock his world. After turning down the bag, Schroder only commanded the mid-level exception worth $5.9M from the Boston Celtics last season. But he’s far from a mid-level player — in fact there were stretches during that season in Los Angeles when Schroder was the toughest, grittiest player on the floor. He might not be securing anything close to the max any time soon, but every team can use a back-up of his caliber.
