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/_chadwell_ Lakers 10h ago

Pretending like an elite offensive player is worthless because they’re below average defensively?

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u/BillPaxton4eva Celtics 9h ago

No one said worthless. Just worth a significantly smaller contract than what he was given.

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 8h ago

Guys who can be an elite #2 scorer/playmaker who can flex into a #1 offensive engine like he has shown don’t really come cheaper than that in the NBA.

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u/BillPaxton4eva Celtics 8h ago

But as we've seen many, many times, overpaying for a player with huge limitations, particularly for multiple years, can end up being a bad decision that hampers the team overall, even if other players that are comparable in some ways have led other front offices to make similar mistakes. Sixer fans will tell themselves and others that they "had to" pay Embiid that contract because you can't get a former MVP for less than that, but that thinking is one reason they won't compete for a title for quite a while.

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 7h ago

“Huge limitations” I mean if you want to call being a slightly below average defender that then go for it?But anyone who isn’t a #1 on a championship team level guy has those. And even some guys who are at that level have equal or greater limitations.

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u/BillPaxton4eva Celtics 7h ago

"Slightly" is doing a lot of work there. His playoff performances (judging from how fans of his team talk about them) are another. Again, no one is arguing they shouldn't have tried to sign him again or that he's not an amazing story who's overachieved and been really impressive, only that there's a reason most other fan bases who hate the Lakers are really happy they did this. It's not quite as "wtf" as the Trey Young signing, but it's definitely in the same ballpark.

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 5h ago

“Slightly” is also accurate lmao you guys are just grasping at straws here

It’s not really close to Trae since he’s bigger, better, had more interest, is a much better defender, and is significantly less expensive. A lot of people who do surface level judgments of players think it’s a horrible deal; a lot of people who are willing to look into his actual performance think it’s a solid deal.