2023-07-31 09:03:00
In the offseason, the market value of Austin Reaves has proven to be growing, with interest expressed from the Spurs but also from the Rockets. By signing a new contract for 4 years and 56 million dollars, the darling of the Lakers has probably given up on other more substantial offers. Enough to prove, once once more, his attachment to LA
On July 1, Austin Reaves signed a new 4-year, $56 million contract with the Lakers. After a remarkable season behind the two headliners LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Reaves gradually stands out as the future face of the franchise with 17 NBA titles. This season, the guy has grown and proved, especially in the Playoffs, that the future will be written with him in California.
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Whooping cough of the Crypto.com Arena, Austin Reaves has once once more proven his attachment to Purple & Gold by refusing stratospheric offers from Texas. According to, Bleacher Report et HoopsHype, the Spurs would have hesitated to offer him 21 million dollars per season to secure his services. They were ultimately held back by a belief that the Lakers would match with any type of offer. The Rockets for their part were ready to draw an offer of the same ilk, if and only if they had failed to sign Fred Van Vleet. These offers testify to the side of popularity of the player who, following only two full seasons in the NBA, might have signed a very chubby contract.
Beyond Reaves’ attachment to his franchise, it is also an extension that marks a desire for continuity at the player. Signing in a new franchise for more than 14 million dollars per season would have been a real pressure for Reaves, both sportingly but also in the media with all that implies when you have such a high salary. By extending to Los Angeles, Reaves made the choice of stability.
Continuity, stability but always with an eye on the long term in LA where the following LeBron is approaching despite everything. Continuing to evolve with the King and Uncle Davis seems to be a move thoughtful enough for the back cainri who might, within a few years, replace his mentors as the face of the franchise. The coming season will be, in this sense, very interesting to follow both sportingly and in the aura that it will release. One thing is certain, this new proof of love in LA will only strengthen its popularity rating with the Lakers Nation.
Sources : Bleacher Report, HoopsHype, Lakers Empire.
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