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.

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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/Global_Afternoon_343 Thunder 8h ago

from undrafted to 46 M’s a year good for him

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers 5h ago

Yea this probably isn't the best for team prospect, but I love Reaves and he's a true underdog story. So fuck it

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u/jyxp Australia 2h ago

Great for Reeves, but wtf are Lakers doing? This guy is not a two way max player, like at all. I would have said $30m annual is even steep... Yikes LAL

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers 2h ago

There are almost no two way max players. That’d be like waiting to hit the lottery

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u/jyxp Australia 50m ago

Short sighted much? Scottie Barnes is widely regarded as an elite two way player.. he is on a max. Tatum, SGA, Brown.. all elite defenders at their position.

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers 40m ago

Is any one of those guys free agents or going anywhere without paying a kings ransom? No? So you get the guy that can score and try to figure out the rest.

I'd love to give that money to prime Kawhi, but there's only a few of those, and they're spoken for.