Who Wants Reaves? Give Best Offers

[Karmaloop]

His agent won't be representing him much longer if he does that.

He signed below market last time as an rfa and no one wanted to give him an offer sheet and tie up space for a week knowing the Lakers would match an offer. Everyone agreed after the fact that other teams not doing anything lowered what he ultimately signed for. I'd be stunned if we see any sort of repeat this time around.

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This is also the same player that told the Pistons not to draft him so he could go undrafted and choose to go where he wanted to go. He's gonna get paid, but I don't think it's this windfall people think it is.

[zimpy27]

Reaves may very well extend for $90m over 4 years with another PO.

He did go for $55m over 4 years with a PO

His agent won't be representing him much longer if he does that.

He signed below market last time as an rfa and no one wanted to give him an offer sheet and tie up space for a week knowing the Lakers would match an offer. Everyone agreed after the fact that other teams not doing anything lowered what he ultimately signed for. I'd be stunned if we see any sort of repeat this time around.

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Spurs wanted him in rfa.
With the extension he guarantees money.
$20m, $21.5m, $23m, $25m (PO)

Yes it's surely under market, what do you think his new deal should start at? $30m? $40m?

[jayu70]

Reaves+Knecht+filler for Smart+Sarr

Reaves+filler for Claxton+26+27

Reaves+filler for IQ+TOR26FRP

Reaves+Rui for Coby+Lonzo+Smith

Reaves+filler for Bufkin+Okongwu

Reaves+Rui+filler for Suggs+Goga

Reaves+Rui for Allen+Okoro

Don't see the Hawks trading their only center who is slated to start.

[K_chile22]

Reaves may very well extend for $90m over 4 years with another PO.

He did go for $55m over 4 years with a PO

No, he won't. He was restricted list time which makes things messy, he'd be idiotic to take that much less now

[zimpy27]

Reaves may very well extend for $90m over 4 years with another PO.

He did go for $55m over 4 years with a PO

No, he won't. He was restricted list time which makes things messy, he'd be idiotic to take that much less now

Ok well we will know sooner regardless. Means he can the traded if extended right?

[Apz]

Reaves may very well extend for $90m over 4 years with another PO.

He did go for $55m over 4 years with a PO

No, he won't. He was restricted list time which makes things messy, he'd be idiotic to take that much less now

Ok well we will know sooner regardless. Means he can the traded if extended right?

What? He cant/wont be extended since teams cant offer him enough on an extension. Thats the whole point right?

[R-DAWG]

Reaves creates an interesting opportunity- his low cap hit allows a team to add him without depleting their depth (similar to Mikal Bridges last year), but comes with some risk as it relates to his extension (and the team trading for him is basically committing to giving him a max or close to it and has very little leverage).

The Lakers are going to expect what has become the going rate for borderline all-stars on their 2nd contracts (Bane, Bridges, Gobert) which is 4 unprotected 1’s and expiring contracts.

[BK_2020]

Reaves creates an interesting opportunity- his low cap hit allows a team to add him without depleting their depth (similar to Mikal Bridges last year), but comes with some risk as it relates to his extension (and the team trading for him is basically committing to giving him a max or close to it and has very little leverage).

The Lakers are going to expect what has become the going rate for borderline all-stars on their 2nd contracts (Bane, Bridges, Gobert) which is 4 unprotected 1’s and expiring contracts.

Not sure if they are good comps. Bane is locked up for 4 years. Bridges 2 years when he was traded. Gobert was coming off 3 consecutive AS appearances, 6 straight 1st team All-Defense, 4 all-NBA, was 3rd in DPOY and already had 3 DPOY. That's not a "borderline all-star."

[R-DAWG]

I’d assume any team that trades for Reaves would need to get a re-signing promise before they trade for him? And also would need to have the flexibility to do so

Why would Reaves make that promise, for a re-sign a year from now? He may prefer a different team by then, or may be walking away from a bigger payday elsewhere in 2026 free agency?

And why would a team make that promise, when Reaves could regress or even have a career-ending injury?

The team that trades for Reaves will be able to offer him 5 years and 7.5% annual increases. Any other team would only be able to offer 4 years and 4.5%.

Similar to the Knicks and OG Anunoby, if you trade for Reaves your committing to give him a 5 year, close to max deal.

A non free agency destination with cap space can also look at trading for him and working an extension this year. There is value here if you can get him on a lower cap number over the life of the new deal.

[schaffy]

Reaves may very well extend for $90m over 4 years with another PO.

He did go for $55m over 4 years with a PO

His agent won't be representing him much longer if he does that.

He signed below market last time as an rfa and no one wanted to give him an offer sheet and tie up space for a week knowing the Lakers would match an offer. Everyone agreed after the fact that other teams not doing anything lowered what he ultimately signed for. I'd be stunned if we see any sort of repeat this time around.

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Spurs wanted him in rfa.
With the extension he guarantees money.
$20m, $21.5m, $23m, $25m (PO)

Yes it's surely under market, what do you think his new deal should start at? $30m? $40m?

They might well have. But they never did submit a formal offer sheet, even if they considered a few different options. The Lakers benefited from the RFA process then. Unfortunately that's made an extension now much more difficult to see happening.

I think he and his agent will be looking north of 30. Looking at the list of guards roughly his age making 30+, thats where Id expect they focus. 30 seems like a decent number for him. Should he get much more than that? Not sure. Will he? Its possible depending on what teams get involved and how he plays this yr. I cant imagine they'd settle early for a 20+M extension.

[NCHeels2008]

Reaves creates an interesting opportunity- his low cap hit allows a team to add him without depleting their depth (similar to Mikal Bridges last year), but comes with some risk as it relates to his extension (and the team trading for him is basically committing to giving him a max or close to it and has very little leverage).

The Lakers are going to expect what has become the going rate for borderline all-stars on their 2nd contracts (Bane, Bridges, Gobert) which is 4 unprotected 1’s and expiring contracts.

yea but he's a Laker and not a small market find that the analytics crowd fetishizes so everyone focuses on his flaws and say he's overrated bc he's a Laker