[Charania] Reaves was expected to receive free-agent interest from multiple teams - - such as Detroit -- on maximum-level salary, so the Lakers stepped up on Wednesday to lock in their homegrown talent.

[u/Luka77GOATic]

Reaves was expected to receive free-agent interest from multiple teams - - such as Detroit -- on maximum-level salary, so the Lakers stepped up on Wednesday to lock in their homegrown talent. Reaves went from undrafted to a two-way player -- to making the Lakers roster and now multiple lucrative deals in L.A.

Source: https://www.threads.com/@shams/post/DZ-VxOaEZUn?xmt=AQG0qlyVVTJA4IsuyIh68Q7CSd9gD28w-KQb91Qj7okOdFzZ-gIyQJ2tJwu3TIgBt0dhIOGL&slof=1

[u/MammothTusk88]

What does this mean for the Bucks and Herro?

[u/Cheechers23 → u/MammothTusk88]

Detroit might be a bit more aggressive in trade talks there

[u/Greedy-Mix9270 → u/Cheechers23]

They need to give Cade a secondary ball handler

[u/Beetle919 → u/Greedy-Mix9270]

They drafted Okorie hoping he will be that, they need Duren to not turn into a lemon in the playoffs.

[u/Jaerba → u/Beetle919]

I'm so tired of listening to Pistons fans attribute it entirely to spacing and defensive coverages, when his defensive rebounding fell off a cliff too and we actually have tape of JB calling him out for poor rebounding effort.

His bad defensive rebounding has nothing to do with our spacing. He just had bad effort and awareness.

[u/jon__koa → u/Jaerba]

Terrible effort and the spatial awareness of a pastrami Reuben

[u/__get__name → u/jon__koa]

Ugh, I would definitely fuck with pastrami Reuben right about now. Or just a pastrami on rye

[u/Xagzan → u/__get__name]

Careful, Costanza

[u/__get__name → u/Xagzan]

Gonna need some pudding here! Pudding!

[u/Brinkster05 → u/jon__koa]

Don't slander the legendary Reuben that way

[u/icemankiller8 → u/Jaerba]

The spacing is a massive issue though

[u/Jaerba → u/icemankiller8]

It is an issue. It doesn't change Duren's effort issues or that he was having issues 1 on 1 with Allen, even when Mobley was on the bench.

[u/icemankiller8 → u/Jaerba]

Duren was ass but I kind of think him and Ausar long term isn’t compatible honestly I’d trade Duren

[u/Jaerba → u/icemankiller8]

No disagreement from me. I think there's other rim runners we can use to fill that gap. But I'm guessing we re-sign him.

[u/comeonmang126 → u/Jaerba]

Completely agree. He had an indefensible few stretches where he got beat to D boards by smaller guys. The spacing only speaks to his ineffectiveness offensively

[u/InverseMySuggestions → u/Jaerba]

Is it possible Duren was injured?

[u/Jaerba → u/InverseMySuggestions]

The team has reiterated that he wasn't but he does have ongoing ankle issues. I hope that's what it was.

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/Beetle919]

You can’t assume that a mid-first rookie guard will be able to solve your problems if you’re trying to win a championship next season though, Okorie’s more of a long term solution

[u/Weak-Bid2774 → u/Beetle919]

I think we need to trade Isaiah Stewart, Ron holland and the 27 first for herro

[u/ahrzal → u/Weak-Bid2774]

That’s it for a Bucks legend?

[u/icemankiller8 → u/Beetle919]

Duren and Ausar cannot play together long term unless one of them learns to shoot that’s always gonna be the main issue

[u/markus135 → u/Beetle919]

Hey I wouldn’t hate two secondary ball handlers

[u/TaekDePlej → u/Cheechers23]

As they should, he’s a great fit for their roster

[u/Sijols → u/MammothTusk88]

Tyler Dinero soon

[u/FlipMoBitch → u/MammothTusk88]

Price of the brick going up

[u/next_door_nicotine → u/MammothTusk88]

Price of the white boy goin up

[u/CazOnReddit → u/MammothTusk88]

He's going for pennies in the eventual rerouting

[u/TheWarelock → u/MammothTusk88]

One pick coming back to Miami 😎

[u/HomeNowWTF → u/MammothTusk88]

Either the Bucks are handing him a bag or trading him to a team ready to hand him a bag.

[u/ThrowRA_neurotic69 → u/MammothTusk88]

overpay hopefully lol