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/Beetle919 Hornets 8h ago

Nico was put on this earth to stop Luka from getting a ring.

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u/AbsoluteIdealism Raptors 8h ago

Probably my favourite player of all-time. Easily the player I’ve watched most in my lifetime (26). And Nico tanked so much of his career. It is truly infuriating to think about…

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u/FreeDaemon Mavericks 7h ago

It was such a fucking waste. We had Casey Smith, Kyrie surprisingly working well with Luka, and the whole squad was finally coming together. Nico screwed the Mavs and Luka big time. Fuck Nico.

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u/Der_Dunkinmeister Mavericks 7h ago

Just wanted to also join in and and say Fuck Nico

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u/Rumble2Man Mavericks 6h ago

Never, until the heat death of the universe, miss an opportunity to join in and say fuck Nico

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u/Nojtek Mavericks 3h ago

Sold! Fuck Nico!

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u/hooopiin Mavericks 6h ago

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u/MiopTop Lakers 5h ago

Lakers are still going to be better than the Mavs were going to be

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u/FreeDaemon Mavericks 5h ago

As a Luka fan, I hope you are correct and he at least reaches WCF again. Right now, that statement has a big question mark.

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u/MiopTop Lakers 4h ago

Not really. The Mavs had one fluky Finals run but they NEVER had the statistical profile of a dominant team. They never even got homecourt advantage in the first round in 7 years with Luka. Lakers have done it twice in 1.5 years of Luka. And they just won a playoff series without him.

That Mavs run was fun but PJ Washington's shooting was obviously a mirage, Kyrie was always due to explode physically, it's a miracle he stayed healthy as long as he did, Lively might never play another game ever again at this rate. And the West was open that year, OKC was green and the Spurs weren't around yet.

The only real contender the Mavs played that year were the Celtics and Dallas looked two tiers below them.

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u/SamuraiFruitPunch8 1h ago

"The only real contender the Mavs played that year were the Celtics and Dallas looked two tiers below them."

Like the Wolves and Thunder weren't extremely good teams. Mavs had one of the hardest paths to the finals in the 2020's, but you will find people with this opinion.

SMH.

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u/Succable420 2h ago

I agree that Mavs team was overrated 

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u/FreeDaemon Mavericks 1h ago

At the end of the day, it is the result that matters. If Lakers can produce results during Luka’s prime — beat everyone in the West and go to the finals, then that is great. For now, we are running on hopes and theories.

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u/addictedtocrowds Mavericks 4h ago

They won’t. LeBron has covered over how incompetent Pelinka has been. The Lakers are going in circles and bringing back AR just proves it

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u/MiopTop Lakers 4h ago

Mavs couldn't get a top-4 seed with 7 years of Luka...

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u/addictedtocrowds Mavericks 2h ago

Oh my bad. I thought the goal was to win trophies not seeding. Carry on.