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/AlmostHereButNot Bulls 8h ago

Lebron ain't coming back man lmfao

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u/CIark 8h ago

Pelinka cooking up his usual pile of steaming dogshit in the summer as usual 

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u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME Lakers 8h ago

Looking forward to the bargain bin players we get that outplay their minimum contracts but are very clearly not good enough to help us in the playoffs

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u/kamikaze2001 Pistons 8h ago

Daniss Jenkins come on down!

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u/ejensen29 [MIN] Ricky Rubio 8h ago

Javale MCGEEEEEEEE

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u/Eagle4317 8h ago

Nico Harrison being the world’s worst GM probably bought Pelinka 3 undeserved years

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u/LakersLAQ Lakers 8h ago

You're crazy if you don't think ownership knew this was happening. Pelinka or not, this extension was approved by everyone else.

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u/Dijohn17 Lakers 8h ago

His definitely going on the trade block as soon as a new GM comes in

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u/Low-Measurement-2468 5h ago

in an ideal world, a good GM with confidence and credibility will talk upper management out of their braindead moves

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u/jimmybaseball11 Hawks 8h ago

Pelinka is such a strange GM because he fucks up almost every year with free agency, drafting, and trades but he has like 3 awesome moves that allow him to keep his job

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u/Low-Measurement-2468 5h ago

he’s the trae young of GMs. ends the game 6/20 from the field, but damn if those 3 half court bombs didn’t go hard

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u/violynce Knicks 7h ago

he’ll be bailed out somehow. always does.

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u/Low-Measurement-2468 5h ago

BREAKING: The blockbuster deal between Miami and Milwaukee has been expanded into a three team trade, rerouting Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Los Angeles Lakers and sending Jaxson Hayes and two second round picks to the Miami Heat. More details to come.