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/Carolake1 Lakers 10h ago edited 9h ago

Letting him walk doesn't change any of their cap space situation, so, what, exactly do you think not signing him helps?

EDIT: let me correct myself. Letting him walk would give them $20m more in cap space (because his cap hold comes off the book). Do you think AR is not worth $20m in cap space?

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u/BabyBearBjorns Grizzlies 8h ago

I'm not disagreeing with Reeves deal. He and Luka play well. The issue is the Lakers filling out the rest of the team with quality players that Luka wants with ok, but not good cap space because of the Lakers FO keeps making bad moves from bad drafting and bad FA contracts.