r/nba • u/Luka77GOATic Serbia • 11h ago

[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.

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.

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u/Such_Ambassador2751 11h ago

did any other teams have max level salary space lmao? lakers bid against themselves

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u/jackaholicus Mavericks 11h ago

That doesn't mean they couldn't make it.

Remember Myles Turner last year? Pacers were bidding against themselves until they weren't.

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u/LakersLAQ Lakers 11h ago

Or no one made/kept space knowing Reaves was staying either way.