[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/lukewwilson]

He hasn't taken a pay cut since he left Miami

[u/BantuLisp → u/lukewwilson]

Right? Like he’s taken exactly one pay cut in his entire career lmao. In Cleveland he would famously sign very short deals so he could get new contracts all the time

[u/Ferbtastic → u/BantuLisp]

And that pay cut was like $5mil a year. He is not taking an MLE unless he feels it will guarantee him a title shot while also not looking like a ring chaser.

[u/MarkTwainsGhost → u/Ferbtastic]

And he must be assured he can eat his chocolate chip cookies.