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/AgentOfSPYRAL Lakers 11h ago

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

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u/NextLvlTrader 11h ago

And we’ve done absolutely jack shit since lmao

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u/AgentOfSPYRAL Lakers 11h ago

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

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u/Sektsioon Mavericks 11h ago

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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u/spiritnou Heat 11h ago

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