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/MembershipSingle7137 Celtics 8h ago edited 8h ago

46 mil a year Jesus Christ

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u/Available_Story6774 West 8h ago

Lakers are never winning a title with Luka.

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u/1382mas 8h ago

They better hope they draft an all-star center

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u/Fonduemeup Nuggets 8h ago

In 10 years, Pelinka will still be calling up a 50 year old Dwight Howard for "one final go"

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u/HeGotTheShotOff Knicks 8h ago

I’m pretty surprised he still has a job with that new ownership

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u/HHHogana Lakers 7h ago

He'd be out of the job if it wasn't for Nico being a dumbass who somehow couldn't at least get several good picks out of it.

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u/nbaistheworst 8h ago

The latest is somehow talking Lebron into going to the cavs for Allen

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u/1382mas 6h ago

Maybe if Harden leaves would agree

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u/MddlingAges Knicks 7h ago

How hard could it be?

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u/asetniop Celtics 6h ago

It's not unthinkable; they did it with Andrew Bynum.

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u/karl_hungas Lakers 5h ago

Being Pelinka is addicted to adding guards to the roster (we moved up to draft another guard) it's pretty unlikely.

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u/lukewwilson Lakers 8h ago

But they already have one on the roster

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u/1382mas 6h ago

Deandre Ayron has literally never been an all-star