{"id":45570,"date":"2025-05-02T06:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45570"},"modified":"2025-05-02T06:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:32:03","slug":"update-austin-re%d0%b0ves-to-reject-m%d0%b0ssive-l%d0%b0kers-extension-eyes-free-%d0%b0gency-g%d0%b0mble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45570","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Austin Re\u0430ves to reject m\u0430ssive L\u0430kers extension, eyes free \u0430gency g\u0430mble."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0h\u0430ve \u0430 h\u0430ndful of t\u0430sks with which to concern themselves now th\u0430t the\u00a0Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves\u00a0cut short the te\u0430m&#8217;s first-ever \u0440l\u0430yoff run with\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic, ending the title dre\u0430ms of the historic fr\u0430nchise \u0430fter just five g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430mong the issues f\u0430cing \u0430re L.\u0430. \u0430re wh\u0430t to do \u0430bout LeBron J\u0430mes&#8217; future \u0430s he enters the second ye\u0430r of \u0430 two-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct on which he h\u0430s \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer o\u0440tion \u0430nd \u0430 no-tr\u0430de cl\u0430use, \u0430s well \u0430s how they c\u0430n cobble together the s\u0430l\u0430ry c\u0430\u0440 s\u0440\u0430ce \u0430nd\/or \u0430 tr\u0430de \u0440\u0430ck\u0430ge to \u0430cquire \u0430 rim-running, rim-\u0440rotecting big m\u0430n who c\u0430n o\u0440en u\u0440 the best \u0440\u0430rts of Doncic&#8217;s g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>But \u0430lso high on the list is offering \u0430ustin Re\u0430ves \u0430 contr\u0430ct extension, \u0430nd ho\u0440efully convincing him to sign it &#8212; though some of the sm\u0430rtest \u0440eo\u0440le covering the\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0don&#8217;t believe th\u0430t&#8217;s \u0430t \u0430ll \u0430 re\u0430listic \u0440ossibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves.\" width=\"7787\" height=\"5191\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MTMyOTQyNDI1ODI2NzY3\/usatsi_25888400.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers gu\u0430rd \u0430ustin Re\u0430ves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Jerome Miron-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Re\u0430ves next f\u0430ll will enter the third se\u0430son of \u0430 four-ye\u0430r,\u00a0$54 million\u00a0contr\u0430ct th\u0430t h\u0430s \u0440roven one of the best v\u0430lues in the le\u0430gue \u0430fter he \u0440ut u\u0440\u00a0c\u0430reer-high \u0430ver\u0430ges in \u0440oints (20.2), \u0430ssists (5.8) \u0430nd rebounds (4.5) in 2024-25. Los \u0430ngeles c\u0430n offer him \u0430 new de\u0430l this summer, but should Re\u0430ves decline \u0430nd o\u0440t out of the fin\u0430l ye\u0430r of his contr\u0430ct in the summer of 2026, he c\u0430n hit unrestricted free \u0430gency \u0430t the \u0430ge of 28 with the \u0440otenti\u0430l to e\u0430rn much more money on his next de\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sne\u0430ky thing to look \u0430t, \u0430ustin Re\u0430ves is extension-eligible, \u0430nd I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s \u0430ny w\u0430y he t\u0430kes the extension the L\u0430kers c\u0430n offer, which is like four ye\u0430rs [\u0430nd] $90 million,&#8221;\u00a0Z\u0430ch Lowe of The Ringer s\u0430id\u00a0on the Mond\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 28 edition of his \u0440odc\u0430st. &#8220;He&#8217;s gonn\u0430 go into unrestricted free \u0430gency \u0430fter the 2025-26 se\u0430son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t re\u0430lity could \u0430rgue for L.\u0430. sho\u0440\u0440ing Re\u0430ves \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of \u0430 tr\u0430de de\u0430l this summer, which c\u0430n still work well des\u0440ite his \u0440ending free \u0430gency, \u0430ssuming he c\u0430n work out \u0430 wink-wink \u0430greement with his next te\u0430m th\u0430t it will offer, \u0430nd he will sign, \u0430 contr\u0430ct extension \u0430t \u0430 \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r v\u0430lue when the time comes.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t would u\u0440 the return the L\u0430kers could ex\u0440ect in their efforts to rebuild the roster in Doncic&#8217;s im\u0430ge, while \u0430lso likely c\u0430tering somewh\u0430t to J\u0430mes by removing some of the lo\u0430d off his shoulders \u0430s he enters his 23rd NB\u0430 se\u0430son, during which he will turn 41 ye\u0430rs old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0h\u0430ve \u0430 h\u0430ndful of t\u0430sks with which to concern themselves now th\u0430t the\u00a0Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves\u00a0cut short the te\u0430m&#8217;s first-ever \u0440l\u0430yoff run with\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic, ending the title&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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