Lakers star Austin Reaves gets $241 million contract update ahead of possible free agency
With a player option for next season, Reaves might actually get locked down long-term.
Lakers star Austin Reaves gets $241 million contract update ahead of possible free agency originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Lakers have finally figured out what a post-LeBron James era of Lakers basketball looks like, and it’s Luka Doncic.
Now, they need to start building a contender around their new face of the franchise. Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley predicts that the Lakers first big move to keep a contender is to re-sign Austin Reaves. He believes that Reaves will decline his player option and become a free agent, which would have the Lakers re-sign him to a five-year, $241 million deal.
MORE: Pistons All-Star Jalen Duren gets $200 million contract update ahead of restricted free agency “There aren't many free agents who have a shot at back-burnering LeBron James. When it comes to the Lakers, though, you'd have to imagine their first priority is not a short-term commitment with the King but rather a long-term agreement with their breakout guard…The Lakers aren't letting go of a shooting star like this. Once he declines his $14.
9 million player option, expect him to quickly circle back to L. A. on a max deal.