The Los Angeles center, key in the last ring won in the bubble, could be left without one of his best partners on the field next season
These have not been easy years for those in purple and gold, who after last season’s disappointment could now lose one of their best players. A player who has experienced great growth this year and who has formed a very good society in the lakers with Anthony Davis. However, he knows that he must be selfish and think about his long-term future in the NBA.
In the Los Angeles franchise he is highly valued, both by his teammates and by his fans, but he knows that the team’s salary situation is complicated. Even more so if they intend to keep players like D’Angelo Russell, who they will have to pay in free agency this summer. A free agency in which The Los Angeles Lakers will have to make a decision with the best partner of Anthony Davis.
Anthony Davis’ best ally aims to leave the Lakers
Undoubtedly, one of the few positive news of the Lakers season is Austin Reaves. The shooting guard, who was not selected in the 2021 Draft, has earned an important place in the Los Angeles franchise’s rotation, standing out especially in this final stretch of the season. A season finale where he has been working as a point guard.
It has been in this position where he has excelled as a game organizer, showing a facet as a scorer and passer that until now had not been perceived by anyone. Especially fearsome has been his pick and roll with Anthony Davis, with whom he has shown a very good harmony on the pitch. But this partnership could soon come to an end.
Austin Reaves makes clear what he is looking for in the NBA
At the end of this season, Austin Reaves will become a free agent. The Los Angeles Lakers have the advantage to retain the player. But he’s already made it clear that he won’t prioritize his stay with the franchise that gave him a chance to make it to the NBA. In his place, he will look out for his own benefit, financially speaking.
As he has confessed, just a few months after the start of free agency, he wants to earn as much money as possible no matter where he is. Thus, everything points to the fact that The Los Angeles Lakers will be left without the best partner of Anthony Davis. But not only that, but they will also be left without one of the best plugins in the template. All because of the compromised salary situation they have for next season.