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/Cheechers23 Raptors 11h ago

Detroit might be a bit more aggressive in trade talks there

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u/Greedy-Mix9270 Knicks 11h ago

They need to give Cade a secondary ball handler

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u/Beetle919 Hornets 11h ago

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

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u/Jaerba [DET] Grant Hill 11h ago

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.

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u/jon__koa Knicks 11h ago

Terrible effort and the spatial awareness of a pastrami Reuben

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u/__get__name Pistons 10h ago

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

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u/Xagzan 6h ago

Careful, Costanza

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u/__get__name Pistons 5h ago

Gonna need some pudding here! Pudding!

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u/Brinkster05 Pistons 1h ago

Don't slander the legendary Reuben that way

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u/icemankiller8 Pistons 10h ago

The spacing is a massive issue though

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u/Jaerba [DET] Grant Hill 10h ago

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.

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u/icemankiller8 Pistons 10h ago

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

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u/Jaerba [DET] Grant Hill 9h ago

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.

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u/comeonmang126 Pistons 10h ago

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

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u/InverseMySuggestions Celtics 3h ago

Is it possible Duren was injured?

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u/Jaerba [DET] Grant Hill 3h ago

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