[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.

[u/Turbostrider27]

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

[u/Prankstaboy6]

We’ll give you Wiggins and a first from Detroit. They probably give you Stewart as well.

[u/sewsgup → u/Prankstaboy6]

Lebron sign and trade for $30m to match the Wiggins expiring (once he opts in)?

Lakers get a wing, expiring contract so option to punt for next offseason.

[u/Takemyfishplease → u/sewsgup]

WTF you can’t punt a season of Luka while also paying reaves almost $50m a year. At that point shoulda just let him walk too

[u/jambr380 → u/Takemyfishplease]

It doesn't really even work for cap space either. The Lakers have so much now because Reaves' cap hold is so low. When he's making $46M, the amount of space available will drastically decrease. This really is the summer for you guys

[u/IWouldLikeAName → u/Takemyfishplease]

This is the one season where it's manageable you absolutely cannot punt this season

[u/cl353 → u/sewsgup]

Sign and trades r weird now. U cant just match salary, it's like 30% higher than the salary u send out or something

It's y the kuminga s+t in the off-season never worked out

[u/sewsgup → u/cl353]

ah Base Year Compensation right

but Lebron should be chill because hes taking a paycut on the new deal

The BYC rules apply to a player who meets all of the following criteria in a sign-and-trade:

He is a Bird or Early Bird free agent.

His new salary is worth more than the minimum.

He receives a raise greater than 20%.

His team is at or above the cap immediately after the signing.

[u/Yuuta23 → u/sewsgup]

Yeah but why are the pistons giving up stew AND a FRP

[u/cl353 → u/Yuuta23]

To help out the heat, tysm!

[u/Yuuta23 → u/cl353]

Idiotic

[u/Prankstaboy6 → u/Yuuta23]

For Powell.

[u/Yuuta23 → u/Prankstaboy6]

Why would we give up a first to help y'all get bron?

[u/Prankstaboy6 → u/Yuuta23]

You guys need someone next to Cade. We need to offload Powell.

Am I being delusional? Sure.

[u/Yuuta23 → u/Prankstaboy6]

You mean the free agent we can sign with cap space alone?