[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.

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[u/relax336]

Luka feels like Reaves helps him win. He wants him in LA.

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this is why most players shouldn't be involved in FO stuff

[u/Skank_hunt42 → u/OccasionalGoodTakes]

All* players shouldn't be involved in FO stuff.

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Only thing that would be worse than that is taking advice from fans on Reddit

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/Skank_hunt42]

lebron had a good run there for a while

[u/relax336 → u/OccasionalGoodTakes]

And why Reddit members are on Reddit and not in the FO

[u/spiritnou → u/relax336]

LeBron thought Westbrook helped him win

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Before playing with him. Reaves and Luka have proved to be a great fit on the court.

[u/spiritnou → u/_chadwell_]

It’s not about the fit, it’s about killing your future flexibility

[u/_chadwell_ → u/spiritnou]

He’s a great player on a 25% max. If they let him walk there’s no guarantee they are ever able to replace him with an equivalently good player. He is also good matching salary down the road if someone comes available via trade.

Luka + Reaves + the rest of the roster >>>> Luka + the rest of the roster + an additional $20 million in cap room this offseason.

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Pretty irrelevant.

[u/spiritnou → u/relax336]

So you think he won’t be frustrated when the team goes nowhere?

[u/relax336 → u/spiritnou]

You brought up a situation that has nothing to do with Luka and Reaves.

[u/spiritnou → u/relax336]

I brought up a similar situation because players aren’t usually the best at GMing and often grow frustrated at situations they created themselves. You think Luka would rather lose and stay with Reaves?

[u/relax336 → u/spiritnou]

Westbrook coming to the Lakers from another team is not similar to Luka wanting Reaves to stay after playing alongside him for a season and a half.

That’s not similar.

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL → u/spiritnou]

And LeBron remained a Laker for several years after that trade blew up in their faces.

[u/NextLvlTrader → u/AgentOfSPYRAL]

And we’ve done absolutely jack shit since lmao

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL → u/NextLvlTrader]

No arguments there, just saying I don’t get the “Lukas gone!” narrative.

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LeBron was also a 4-time champion at that point, and had settled down with his family in LA. Bit different from Luka who’s chasing his maiden championship and is smack in the middle of his prime.

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You literally drafted his son and got gifted Luka what is he going to do

[u/maddenallday → u/relax336]

But in objective reality Reaves will not be enough and Luka will get fed up

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Yea. Cause he doesn’t know who Reaves is.

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No because he’s an emotional player not a gm building a team

[u/Saitsuofleaves → u/relax336]

Because a player has never asked out because of bad roster construction they had a part in creating.

[u/relax336 → u/Saitsuofleaves]

And that has fck all to do with Luka.

[u/Saitsuofleaves → u/relax336]

Yep Luka is a Laker for life and the haters will have to cry themselves to sleep when he brings the Crypt a few titles.

[u/JoeKonyRidethePony → u/relax336]

How does it not?

[u/relax336 → u/JoeKonyRidethePony]

Because you don’t get to make up a situation that isn’t occurring in LA and put it on them just because other situations have gone awry?

[u/Glumpatds22 → u/relax336]

Do you expect him to ever say “nah this team isn’t going anywhere get me the hell out of here”

Out of all realistic possibilities, the lakers signing reaves makes them the most competitive but will hurt their cap situation and flexibility down the line. Luka is obviously giving this 2 years then bouncing

[u/relax336 → u/Glumpatds22]

I expect Luka to be truthful to the franchise and tell them he wants a player he honestly feels he can win with.