For the Lakers this is probably the best they could have hoped for.  They don't have the money to sign anyone special and Schroeder is more than decent for that kind of money.  He is a serviceable veteran who can help them run the point.  As long as the big guys stay healthy he won't need to score, just run a turnover free point and that's all they need from him.

Wow, on the contrary I always thought he is quite a young player than he is. His playing style is also energetic, so he never seemed old to me. He was born in 1993, it could still be his prime years. Personally, I like the Lakers' move a lot. Schröder played really good in the Eurobasket Tournament and with responsibility. He could be the guard Lakers needs. I can understand the situation with Westbrook but he can still be a not starter and contribute to the team a lot. Westbrook is 33 years old(born in 88), gonna be 34 soon, and he was not in his prime last year, obviously. Schrönder can be the driving force Lakers needed. And still get a big help from Westbrook.

It's safe to say that Lakers is having a good back up with Dennis playing as the 2nd unit PG, if Westbrook will mess up, then the roster will still not struggle as Dennis is already familiar with Davis and Lebron and their plays as well. I'm expecting that Dennis will be very useful this season, hopefully he will remain healthy all throughout the season.

Something that he really needs to do while staying under Lakers' uniform,

He needs to show a lot of adjustment accepting his role and play with the system, with him playing the same old Russ
offensive threat wise he still has an upper edge compared to other stars. If he's on a mission to prove something, this
upcoming season is his best chance to impress the lakers fans.

Looking at it that way, I also believe Dennis Schröder was a good choice for the Lakers.

I confess that he could be a "key player" for the Lakers in this season, by the way, he's fast and agile, an another important factor (already mentioned by other users in this topic), Dennis has played together with LeBron and AD a few seasons ago.

I look forward to seeing how Dennis performs for the Lakers this NBA season.

During a trade a player has no choice.  If the Suns have CP under contract and trade him to the Lakers there is nothing chris Paul can say unless he has a no trade clause in his contract which I don't think he does.  Players only have a choice when they are glfree agents and looking for a team to sign them.

That is true. But Chris Paul is an influencial player. If he and lebron wanted to play together, they can make it happen. They can force a trade to make it happen. But like I said, it is not beneficial for Cp3 to play in the lakers because of how it is set up right now and that cp3 has better chance of getting a championship in phoenix than in Lakers. That trade rumor is likely not to happen but we will see. There are still ample of time to make it a reality if it is true.

They can force a trade if they wanted to?  In what world does the Suns let go of chris Paul to the Lakers (a rival) because that's what lebron wanted lol.  That only happens with free agemcy...not trades.  You think Donovan Mitchell wanted to end up on the Cavaliers?  Or Rudy wanted to land in Minnesota.  Trust me no one is going to do the Lakers a favor by handing them exactly what they need (a point guard) so that they can compete again.