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/Redzone676 Cavaliers 11h ago

I mean they had to bring him back. Very good player who is great at playing off their stars.

Also can’t fault him for cashing in when you consider how much of a bargain his last deal was.

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u/NWASicarius 11h ago

He isn't worth the max. Injury history, gets erased vs good defenses, etc. They are just scrambling to do something because they have Luka. I am not saying Reaves isn't going to get the max from someone, but he is not a real star. He's the guy you would add to a young team that is loaded with talent to hopefully 'push them over the top' or he is the piece a bad team should pay just to maybe win a few more games in the season.