The Los Angeles Lakers, in win-now mode, are in search of another ball handler and scorer.
They reached out to the Oklahoma City Thunder about point guard Dennis Schroder, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
Schroder is averaging 19.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.9 rebounds on a career-high 47% shooting from the field and almost 39% from 3.
The Lakers have use for his playmaking ability and shooting as a point guard to take minutes from Rajon Rondo and Alex Caruso.
However, McMenamin said discussions did not last long. The Thunder, holding the seventh seed in the Western Conference and just 2.5 games out of fourth, are looking to continue competing this year.
Outside Kyle Kuzma, the Lakers don’t have many enticing trade pieces.
“(The Thunder) were not looking to move him without a hefty return,” McMenamin tweeted.
The trade deadline is 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday afternoon.
