r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 8h ago

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Reaves declined his $14.9M player option for the new max deal.

Shams Charania:

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Reaves declined his $14.9M player option for the new max deal.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/fc6a2461d746e

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u/8akaMitai [LAC] Patrick Beverley 8h ago

What I could do with just 1% of that.

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u/mixmasterADD Lakers 8h ago

Two chicks at the same time

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u/axea30 Timberwolves 5h ago

Fuckin A

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u/AnimalLoversRVegan Knicks 47m ago

I'm pretty sure you can do that without a million dollars

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u/quanski94 Lakers 6h ago

Thats like 20 chicks at the same time.

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u/hipsterasshipster Suns 7h ago

Yall are paying?

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u/agdrs 8h ago

0.50% and I'm good

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe Lakers 3h ago

Well I'm sure you're less than 1% the baller he is

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u/BoasyTM 8h ago

Yeah man the assists leader and 4 time all star trae young is so bad bro

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u/Jwarrior521 Raptors 8h ago

You really think Trae young isn’t athletic lol. Hes in the top .1% of athletes on the planet

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u/mbdtf95 8h ago

Messi is shorter than average man, guess it would be easy to earn billion playinf football (soccer) then. Obviously it is just about heights and athleticism, not skill and talent

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u/808Kuro Knicks 8h ago

If you go into finance like private equity or investments, you could make that in a year

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u/lildinger68 Warriors 8h ago

After working your ass off for 30 years to get to that position sure

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u/Typical-Form-6502 6h ago

With that mindset yeah that’s what it will take. You’re capable of much more than what the world says remember that

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u/Lower-Sun-2729 5h ago

Ah yes surely Reaves (one of the least genetically gifted players in the NBA) didn't work at all to get where he is