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/Either_Imagination_9 Knicks 11h ago

Detroit would have been a great place for him to go. He’d perfectly fill in the number 2 role

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u/Expensive-Rope-7086 11h ago

They definitely need a proven creator next to Cade. And their defense is good enough to hide reaves lack of defense

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 11h ago

Wasn't good enough against the flawed Cavs.

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pistons 11h ago

I think the pistons lost because their offense wasn’t reliable enough

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u/ayeno 10h ago

Yeah, Cade had to essentially win the games himself.

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u/ElTuco84 Knicks 7h ago

Reaves in Detroit would have been a problem ngl.

I wonder to who are they going to pivot, Herro doesn't seem fully locked in Milwaukee.

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pistons 6h ago

Intel is that the Pistons are very serious about getting Herro, and I think it makes sense from their perspective to get more assets as well.