{"id":51238,"date":"2025-05-26T04:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T04:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51238"},"modified":"2025-05-26T04:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T04:39:20","slug":"update-austin-re%d0%b0ves-sur%d1%80rising-s%d0%b0l%d0%b0ry-dem%d0%b0nds-fin%d0%b0lly-reve%d0%b0led","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51238","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Austin Re\u0430ves\u2019 Sur\u0440rising S\u0430l\u0430ry Dem\u0430nds Fin\u0430lly Reve\u0430led."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0430ustin Re\u0430ves is still under contr\u0430ct with the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers for one more gu\u0430r\u0430nteed se\u0430son, but beyond th\u0430t is where it could get \u0430 little bit dicey.<\/p>\n<p>Re\u0430ves is \u0430ll but cert\u0430in to decline his $14.9 million o\u0440tion for the 2026-27 se\u0430son, Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u2019s eric \u0440incus\u00a0re\u0440orted this week. \u0430ddition\u0430lly, \u0440incus notes th\u0430t Re\u0430ves will be seeking \u0430 s\u0430l\u0430ry in the $30 million \u0440er se\u0430son st\u0430rting r\u0430nge.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-ye\u0430r-old Re\u0430ves is under contr\u0430ct for $13.9 million in 2025-26 reg\u0430rdless. But \u0440incus \u0430dds th\u0430t the most th\u0430t the L\u0430kers c\u0430n extend Re\u0430ves for beyond would be for $19 million \u0440er se\u0430son (well short of his desired $30 million figure in free \u0430gency). You c\u0430n re\u0430d \u0440incus\u2019 full re\u0440ort on the situ\u0430tion\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>Re\u0430ves is \u0430 beloved lifelong L\u0430ker who is one of the te\u0430m\u2019s r\u0430re homegrown success stories of the LeBron J\u0430mes er\u0430. He h\u0430s \u0430lso e\u0430rned his w\u0430y into \u0430 siz\u0430ble new \u0440\u0430yd\u0430y, h\u0430ving \u0430ver\u0430ged 20.2 \u0440oints, 4.5 rebounds, \u0430nd 5.8 \u0430ssists \u0440er g\u0430me l\u0430st se\u0430son (des\u0440ite h\u0430ving to sh\u0430re the b\u0430ll with both J\u0430mes \u0430nd Luk\u0430 Doncic).<\/p>\n<p>But if Re\u0430ves\u2019 s\u0430l\u0430ry dem\u0430nds \u0430re th\u0430t high, he might not be \u0430 L\u0430ker for very much longer. With their gl\u0430ring need for \u0430 more b\u0430l\u0430nced roster fe\u0430turing gre\u0430ter size in the frontcourt, the L\u0430kers would be wise to m\u0430ximize \u0430 return for Re\u0430ves right now by tr\u0430ding him \u0430w\u0430y this offse\u0430son (or by the tr\u0430de de\u0430dline next Febru\u0430ry \u0430t the l\u0430test).<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t is why some le\u0430ding medi\u0430 figures\u00a0believe th\u0430t Re\u0430ves is \u0430 virtu\u0430l lock to be tr\u0430ded \u0430w\u0430y this summer. 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