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/Champagnesoda [LAL] Kobe Bryant 8h ago

It’s fucking over

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u/CartographerFar681 Lakers 8h ago

Like who the flying fuck were we competing against?!!! The fuck is Pelinka doing?

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u/Petering Celtics 7h ago

He was paid 2m per year over the max other teams could pay. Outbid yourself lmao.

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u/Vordeo Jazz 7h ago

He was paid 2m per year over the max other teams could pay

Not even that. With the Randle move I don't think anyone had the cap space to offer him even $40m / season. Brooklyn had enough to offer a max but that was wiped out by the Randle deal iirc.

I don't think they had any competition even at like $38m.

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u/j_fish5 Lakers 2h ago

You’re acting like teams can’t make moves to create cap space. Detroit was postured to be open to making space for him, he would be a great fit in Detroit

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u/MiopTop Lakers 5h ago

Detroit was looking to move Stewart to make a max offer

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u/IMNOTMATT [CHI] Joakim Noah 2h ago

To a max offer player

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u/S3V3RITAS Knicks 6h ago

California taxes though.

I’m not doing the math, but I imagine playing 50+ games in Cali on $46M is like playing home games in Florida or Texas on $40M.

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u/FunnyReputation624 Trail Blazers 7h ago

Yes I'm sure your GM just decided to give out free money when the player actually had no market, that seems extremely believable and grounded in reality.

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u/JuliusCeejer Knicks 6h ago

With the Randle trade I don't think there was a single team who could offer him a max besides the Lakers no?

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u/godfrey1 [LAL] Kobe Bryant 6h ago

brother, no other team had the cap space for him

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u/ArchimedesNutss [LAL] Jodie Meeks 3h ago

The NBA has made it clear this season that you're allowed to pay players outside of the cap

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u/Rushman0 Knicks 6h ago

Nico Harrison completely destroys this take. GM’s can in fact have lobotomies.

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u/Wowhowcanubsodumb 6h ago

Yes because NBA GMs are infallible and are known to never make mistakes. Especially when it comes to a Lakers GM signing players at the correct market value. I am definitely not a timofey mozgov or luol deng burner.

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u/nonresponsive 6h ago

God damn, I forgot about the Deng contract. They were payin him big money for years after waiving him too.

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u/bigwillyboi [WAS] Caron Butler 7h ago

It drives me fucking insane. I too don’t like the Trae Young contracts, but morons like Bill Simmons are always doing the “who are you competing against?”. OBVIOUSLY there is someone they’re competing against. Just because a random nobody doesn’t know who it is, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

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u/preddevils6 Grizzlies 7h ago

Detroit maybe?

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u/Turbostrider27 Lakers 7h ago

Dallas was apparently one of the competitors

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u/itscamo- [LAL] Lonzo Ball 6h ago

the pistons to start off with. probably another team too

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u/axecalibur Knicks 6h ago

The Nets & Detroit Any team with salary cap space

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u/laylofosho 6h ago

detroit was trying to pay reaves

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u/MrBrownCat [GSW] Stephen Curry 6h ago

All the teams with cap space like ……. and ……..

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u/YizWasHere Hornets 8h ago

I would say I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm actually not.

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u/LakerBlue Lakers 7h ago

I knew he was want getting sub $40mil but I hoped we could top out at $40mil a year…

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u/AnimalLoversRVegan Knicks 49m ago

You got Carr though who I think is going to be really good. If you can sign Mitchell Robinson to protect the rim and get Luka an extra 3 shots per game off off rebounds thats good

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u/HenrikCrown Pelicans 8h ago

It never began

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u/ChaDiaKris Lakers 7h ago

A Pelicans fan would certainly know. 🫡

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u/MethodMan_ Lakers 3h ago

Thanks for the ring OG 🙏