Going away? Reeves rejected the Lakers for 4 years and 89.2 million? Want to try the free market

After the Lakers were eliminated early, waiting for them to strengthen and adjust the lineup.

Pellinka is afraid she will have no time this summer! No, in recent summers, Pelinka has never been idle. Every summer, there are heavy reinforcement work, but the results are not very good every summer.

This summer, in addition to strengthening the inside, the Lakers also have some expired players renew their contracts. For example, Austin Reeves!

Reeves has two years left in contract with the Lakers, with an annual salary of 13.9 million next season, and 14.8 million in the 2026-27 season is the player option, so this summer, the Lakers can renew Reeves in advance. According to the labor-management agreement, the Lakers can provide Reeves with a four-year, 89.2 million early contract renewal contract. However, it is generally believed that Reeves will reject this contract and choose to jump out of the contract after the 2025-26 season, becoming a free agent and testing the free market.

Since last season, the Lakers have consciously focused on cultivating Reeves, basically in their own son's state. At some point in the regular season, Reeves was called one of the Lakers' three cores. Reeves' 2021 draft pick, and the Lakers have found a lot of good treasures in the deficit area in recent years.

This season, it averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists. Compared with the rookie's average of 7.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the rookie's season, it was simply a qualitative leap.

And his rookie season was just three years ago.

Another undrafted person left the Lakers, and he is still a pain in Lakers fans. Do you know who I am talking about? !

Do you guys think Reeves will leave the Lakers? Should we leave the Lakers? Would it be better to leave the Lakers?

There are also speculations that if Reeves is unwilling to renew his contract in advance, the Lakers will choose to trade him. However, according to reporter Buha, the Lakers management does not want to give up Reeves, so the possibility of him being traded this summer is very small. The Lakers' management has a very high opinion of Reeves and attaches great importance to him. Pelinka even calls Reeves the cornerstone of the future. Whether it is the boss Jenny Bass, general manager Pelinka, and coach Redick, they all attach great importance to Reeves. The trading threshold they set for Reeves is very high. Therefore, it is very likely that Reeves will continue to stay in the Lakers in the future.