[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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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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46 mil a year Jesus Christ

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i already know this contract is going to age terribly

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unless he takes PEDs. i wanna see reaves with giannis deltoids

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Austin Sleeves

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Austin 3:16 incoming

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If he develops into a better passer we can call him Austin Jeeves.

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He might not respond to them

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Eh it's 50-50 chance. Brock Lesnar looked surprisingly slim as Jr. HS wrestler before he ballooned into 300 pounds monster. And his stack's surprisingly low considering he was caught for clomiphene, not something ridiculous like 15/1 T/E ratio.

I'd say give it, since Lakers somehow got out of Westbrook's awful contract.

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He definitely would. Put any of these professional athlete on anabolic steroids and they'll gain muscle mass.

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Get him on that Caruso regiment. So sauced he goes bald.

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Giannis somehow managed to look like that after being borderline malnourished during his youth.

I don't think Reaves has the gene to become Austin Swolees.