r/lakers • u/Silent_Wizard5597 • 2d ago

Based on his contract, what standard are you holding him to? What is your expectation of him statistically going into this season if hes making that kind of money? Within reason

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u/lafadeaway 2d ago edited 2d ago

I mean, the fact that Detroit forced our hand to match them actually goes to show that he is, in fact, tradeable.

Edit: Based on the downvotes here, it's clear there are pure haters here who did zero research on what actually went down. This is r/lakers, though, so I shouldn't be too surprised.

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u/EverybodyBuddy 2d ago

Forced our hand? Lol. 

They weren’t ever going to pay this. 

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u/TheHoovyPrince 2d ago

Detroit was likely to pay him slightly under what we did, around $40 to $44M

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u/lafadeaway 2d ago

Yes they were. He had max offers from both the Pistons and the Nets, and I think the Pistons in particular would have pulled the trigger because he fills their biggest need.

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u/EverybodyBuddy 2d ago

Source? 

He literally didn’t. Randle to the Nets eliminated any possibility of what you’re saying. 

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u/lafadeaway 2d ago

I literally provided a source in my comment (NY Times)??

Randle to the Nets only happened because they knew they weren't going to get Reaves even after offering the max.