Matt Slocum/Associated PressAlready, the biggest dominoes in the NBA's free agency point guard market have begun to fall. Chris Paul appears to be resigning with the Phoenix Suns. Kyle Lowry will join Jimmy Butler in Miami via sign-and trade.The league personnel are still asking where Dennis Schroder will be in the summer's spending spree. Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to sign-and-trade the 27-year old to bring back talent, but they haven't stopped looking for Buddy Hield.Sources tell Bleacher Report that the Lakers have not had extensive contact with Schroder or his representatives. They also don't seem to be working together in tandem before the new league year begins at 6 p.m. ET Monday. Sign-and-trade agreements must be reached by both the teams and the agents who are involved.Schroder is still interested in several teams. All of the following teams have a need for point guard: Washington Wizards, New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks.The NBA has a strong feeling that Lonzo Ball will be offered a $80 million, four-year offer sheet by the Bulls. Chicago brass spoke with executives and personnel from the league this weekend, according to sources. They were looking into contingency plans that would include Richaun Holmes, DeMar DeRozan, Schroder and DeMar DeRozan in the event that the Bulls offer is not accepted by the Pelicans.A three-team signing-and-trade structure between Chicago, New Orleans, and Charlotte seems to have real traction. This would likely eliminate any Bulls fears about losing their preferred point guard target. Multiple league sources have indicated that the proposed framework would focus on landing Ball in Chicago and Devonte' Graham, Josh Hart, and Tomas Satoransky in New Orleans.Satoransky is a fan of James Borrego (Hornets head coach), but some league personnel suggest that he might end up in New Orleans. This deal could only include the Bulls or Pelicans.These talks cannot begin in earnest until free agency is granted. The conversations will continue to be fluid. New Orleans would still have plenty of cap space to meet with Schroder if a Ball-to Chicago sign-and-trade is possible. Graham could also be in the Bayou and bring with him a two-guard backcourt that is more efficient and has enhanced playmaking abilities around Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson.Gerald Herbert/Associated PressSchroder would still be able to choose between Washington and New York. Schroder could be part of an expanded deal which eventually sends Russell Westbrook to LA. Washington has been more closely linked to Spencer Dinwiddie than Schroder.Multiple cap analysts contacted B/R said that the Wizards would need to offer $18 million to both guards in either scenario before they could get into luxury-tax territory.New York could be Schroder's best choice. According to rumours, the Knicks have their eyes on Evan Fournier who Scott Perry traded for in Orlando's front offices when he was general manager. If the Bulls are able to poach Derrick Rose and Ball, this would mean that the Knicks have the secondary ball-handler they desire.According to league sources, a possible Fournier deal would be a three year contract that would cost around $18 million per annum.Alec Burks will also be resigning with the Knicks under a three-year deal worth approximately $30 million. Nerlens Noel is likely to make a return to Madison Square Garden with a deal worth slightly less than $10 million each year.This would allow New York to offer Schroder the salary numbers that he wants, while still leaving plenty of room. At this point, however, it appears that the Knicks would sign their new point guard to an agreement for a short term rather than the four-year structure he'd like. Schroder is only 28 years old in September. He could still be eligible for another lucrative contract.OtherCam Payne is expected back in Phoenix for $6 million annually.Will Barton is likely to sign a new two-year contract worth slightly more than $32 million with Denver.T.J. McConnell seems to be heading back to Indiana.Jake Fischer is a Bleacher Report NBA reporter and the author of Built to Lose, How the NBA's Tanking Era Has Changed the League Forever.
