OKC Thunder: 3 Contracts that the Thunder need to offload this summer

#1 Dennis Schroder

Schroder was traded to the Thunder during the 2018 offseason

Dennis Schroder joined the Thunder last summer as part of the deal that saw Carmelo Anthony leave after less than 12 months with the team. Upon his arrival in OKC, Schroder had spent the majority of his career as a starter, although the German has been happy to lead the reserve unit.

During the 18/19 season, Schroder averaged 15.5 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game, and he was widely proclaimed by analysts as the NBA's best back-up point guard.

However, the 25-year-old is only halfway through the four-year, $70 million contract extension that he signed with the Hawks back in 2016, and this is not the kind of money that the Thunder can afford to pay to a back-up.

OKC will find it difficult to get a rival team to take on the final two years of Schroder's deal, although if Sam Presti can pull it off, the Thunder could re-invest the money on much-needed shooters.