Reaves Set to Make Bank in Free Agency…
Austin Reaves, the Los Angeles Lakers guard, is on the verge of breaking the bank like a kid given a blank check in a candy store. With just a year left before opting out of a $14.9 million deal, Reaves is the Lakers’ wild dream about to hit the market. Loved by fans and with better chemistry with teammate Luka Doncic than a Granny and her homemade cookies, Reaves is expected to stick around in LA while earning a wallet-fattening $30 million annually according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The guy declined a $23 million deal, hinting he’s eyeing a contract bigger than my uncle’s stories of his fishing adventures.
While tossing away a $23 million extension from the Lakers like it was a flyer in a junk mail pile, Reaves is clearly gambling on himself and why wouldn’t he? He’s committed to a future tied with the Lakers, wanting to stay around longer than your last microwave dinner. Rumors compare his future deals to Mikal Bridges’ hundred-million-dollar payday but don’t expect any sibling rivalry over who gets the biggest slice of the salary pie. The consensus? Reaves and the Lakers are a match destined to last as long as socks and sandals in your dad’s wardrobe.
