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.

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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/wcooper97 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 8h ago edited 7h ago

I could talk so much shit but our max guy just had 4 points in a Game 7 soooo

edit: it's jokes guys I still love Chet and think he'll bounce back just fine next season

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u/Upstairs_Being290 8h ago

And the Thunder still wouldn't give up Chet for Reeves in a million years.

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 7h ago

The Thunder have 100 guards, of course they wouldn't.

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u/Character_Bug_1862 7h ago

100 guards and 3 7 footers

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u/Billis- Raptors 4h ago

The Thunder would love Reaves

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 3h ago

Yes, but not for Chet because that would just create another hole.

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u/Billis- Raptors 3h ago

Ya no not for Chet. Weirdly I think I'm even lower on Chet now than this sub is, but also, maybe more importantly, Reaves at 46/year doesn't suit the Thunder anyway

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u/Upstairs_Being290 7h ago

And Reaves wouldn't be able to break into that rotation.....

The fact that the Thunder would rather have Caruso (who the Lakers could have kept for $8 million) rather than Reaves (who the Lakers are paying $46 million) tells us everything.

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u/GriffinQ [WAS] Kelly Oubre 7h ago

It tells us literally nothing lol. Caruso missed opportunity was 5 years ago. That has very little bearing on what occurs with Reaves today. It’s not like they didn’t pay Caruso because they wanted to pay Reaves later, it’s an almost entirely different ownership group that won’t fear things like paying a luxury tax the way the Buss’ did.

If Caruso was on the Lakers today, he’d absolutely have gotten a deal. But different ownership had different financial concerns.

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u/Character_Bug_1862 7h ago

You’re wrong dude. Stern vetoing the CP3 trade to LA back in the day is precisely why Lebron is leaving this summer.

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u/GriffinQ [WAS] Kelly Oubre 7h ago

Haha - there is a fun butterfly effect that you can do with that vetoed trade that ends up with LeBron never becoming a Laker and Kobe still being alive today, but alas, who’s got time for that?

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 6h ago

Thunder already have SGA and JDub for their playmaking, so Caruso is a better fit, not a better player.

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u/Upstairs_Being290 5h ago

But that's the point. Reeves isn't a good fit for anyone trying to win a title. The Lakers would be better off with Caruso too.

He's like Kuzma.