The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly not considering buying and selling fourth-year guard Austin Reaves regardless of rumors and hypothesis that the workforce is pursuing a transfer to enhance their roster.
Lakers Commerce Rumors: Austin Reaves will doubtless keep put alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis
Throughout an look on “Buha’s Block,” starting on the 20-minute mark of the video beneath, Sam Amick of The Athletic reported that the Lakers don’t need to half methods with Reaves, saying:
“They’ve been principally stagnant for nearly two years now when it comes to making strikes. They usually’ve been very reluctant, particularly, to debate Austin Reaves who I solely spotlight as a result of he’s a very good, younger participant on a really team-friendly contract that might encourage different groups to play ball, negotiation-wise. However that, to my data, continues to be a non-starter.”
In accordance with Basketball-Reference, Reaves is the Lakers’ third-leading scorer, trailing superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Arkansas native leads the supporting solid of D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Dalton Knecht, and Co.
Reaves, 26, went undrafted out of the College of Oklahoma in 2021 and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Lakers. The 6-foot-5 guard demonstrated spectacular sharp-shooting and ball-handling expertise throughout his rookie season.
Reaves signed a four-year, $53.93 million contract extension final July
In Los Angeles’ 146-141 regular-season finale extra time win towards the Denver Nuggets on April 10, 2022, he recorded his first profession triple-double, amassing a career-high 31 factors, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in 41 minutes as a starter.
Reaves then completed seventh in NBA Sixth Man of the Yr voting in 2022-23 after averaging 13 factors, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 28.8 minutes per recreation whereas taking pictures profession bests of 52.9% from the sphere, 39.8% from 3-point vary, and 86.4% on the foul line.
Since then, Reaves has moved into the beginning lineup and he has continued to enhance, averaging 15.9 factors, 5.5 assists, and 4.3 rebounds final season, and a career-high 16.7 factors, 4.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals up to now this season.
Reaves additionally signed a four-year, $53.83 million contract extension final July, tying him to the Lakers by means of not less than the 2025-26 season. His deal features a 15% commerce bonus and a 2026-27 participant possibility that’s price $14.89 million.
Though the Lakers might use an All-Star heart, it might be unwise for the workforce to commerce a younger participant who’s each productive and inexpensive. This will clarify why common supervisor Rob Pelinka is hesitant to buy Reaves.
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