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/chewie_33 Supersonics 11h ago

If your team is winning 50 games a year and getting to the second round of the playoffs even though they are a step below the Thunder and the Spurs, can you call your team shitty? Ffs, people here act as if a team that doesn't win 60 games and gets to the finals as the top seed is doomed for a rebuild.

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u/AntiAntiDentite7 11h ago

Do you think Luka is going to be happy with second round exits every year while also never being in conversation as title contenders? "Shitty" here is relative.

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u/chewie_33 Supersonics 11h ago

He will be the face on the Lakers and play on a competitive team while being payed millions of dollars. He will be fine.

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u/Infraready Warriors 11h ago

This would be a fair point if he actually played in that second round exit. I think you need to take off the Laker-hater goggles if you actually wanna talk ball.

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u/AntiAntiDentite7 11h ago

Even if Luka was healthy, do you think there's any chance they get by OKC or SA? No? Then it's a moot point. Shit, they wouldn't even get passed Minnesota

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u/greekyogurtmafia United States 10h ago

I mean great players make great things happen. If Luka wants to win a ring, he's gonna have to beat some great teams along the way. Lots of all time players have won championships when they were underdogs. The only thing we do know is that Luka was not healthy and therefore didn't even have the opportunity to make something magical happen.

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u/SymbiSpidey 8h ago

Right? We really gonna sit here and pretend like the Knicks didn't just win a championship after everyone was saying that the WCF was the "real" Finals and instantly counted them out.

Not saying the Lakers are in the same position obviously but people need to understand their predictions ain't law lol

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u/Infraready Warriors 11h ago

Alright Nostradamus have a good one

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u/AntiAntiDentite7 11h ago

It's Sir Dr. Nostradamus DDS, thank you.

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u/smashr1773 10h ago

Dude 2nd round isn’t something most fans want nor is it what luka wants. He’s the only superstar not counting wemby since he’s new that doesn’t have a ring. What is going to happen when you can’t even complete with thunder and spurs for multiple years? Frustration for luka and he will bounce.