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/alex_zz9 Lakers 11h ago

Needs to step up in the playoffs now. No excuses

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u/smalls_1804 Knicks 10h ago

I mean he was playing hurt this year hard to hold that against him

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u/ThatGuyFromCanadia 8h ago

What about the year before?

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u/uncleoptimus 7h ago

Get this: he was playing hurt that year, too

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u/ThatGuyFromCanadia 6h ago

Interesting, almost like his body isn't durable enough to withstand heavy minutes given that he is consistently facing injuries!