Schroder had the best year of his career for the Thunder in '19-'20, and had a decent regular season in '20-'21 with the Lakers before struggling in the playoffs. After Schroder's '19-'20 season appeared to be an outlier, teams have been wary of giving him a big contract, as he already struggled to get any big offers over the past two offseasons. However, after signing a minimum contract with the Lakers in 2022 he had a very solid season and got a decent contract in 2023 with Toronto, where he was traded mid-season to Brooklyn. Schroder never lived up to the defensive potential that many believed he had coming out of the draft in 2013, but he was actually very good in that regard for the Lakers in '22-'23. His defense was one of the main reasons he eventually supplanted D'Angelo Russell in the starting lineup in the playoffs, and often closed games even when he wasn't starting. He doesn't get blocks or steals at a high rate but is a solid on-ball defender when he is locked in, which he has been for the past few seasons. Offensively, Schroder can create for himself or others, and can do so out of pick-and-roll or just in an isolation situation. He doesn't have an elite handle in the way someone like Kyrie Irving does, but he has the ability to blow by defenders with his quickness, even as he has aged into his 30s. Off the ball, Schroder doesn't shoot much on the move so he's not somebody that you're going to run pin-downs for or anything, but he is at least enough of a threat as a spot-up shooter that teams tend to guard him. However, his outside shooting is still a weakness for him. Schroder shot 39% from three in '19-'20, but for his career is only a 34% shooter from deep, including 36% over the last three seasons. If his shooting gets worse and opponents get to the point where they stop guarding him, he could struggle to add value on offense at all. He has also hasn't shown to be the easiest guy to get along with, but those issues seemed to go away recently at least. The best teams for Schroder would be teams that are competitive, need some backcourt shot creation, have other options if he doesn't work out, and have a strong culture that they're not worried about being disrupted. Schroder will be nearly 32 years old as a free agent in 2025, so teams may be worried about regression.