The Los Angeles Lakers continue to analyze who will be the players who could sign to boost the competitive level already shown during this season that ends.
But they also keep in mind players who must keep that allowed them to have an outstanding half of the season.
Austin Reaves the player they want to keep
Among these key players is austin reaves that he could leave the team for being restricted free agent; Rob Pelinkageneral manager of the team, knows very well that Reaves was a factor for the good pace of the Lakers.
“We are incredibly proud of this group reaching the Western Conference Finals. After the trade deadline, we had one of the best records in the league. I think maintaining that continuity is going to be very important.”said Pelinka after the elimination before the Nuggets.
Austin Reaves was one of the pleasant surprises of the second half of the season for the Lakers, he earned the title and finished with an average of 16.9 points per game; with great effectiveness in triples during the postseason (44.3%).
Upon making his NBA debut with the Lakers, he would receive a contract extension of $50.8 million in exchange for four years.; but due to his outstanding actions, there are already teams that have begun to put him on their radar and could receive very lucrative offers of around 100 million.
The Los Angeles five are in a position to match any offer they make for Reaves as a restricted free agent.
According to information from the insider of the nba Jovan Buhamedium The Athleticpoint out that the Lakers would do everything possible to keep austin reaves in the template.
“The Lakers are going to match any contract offer he signs for that $100 million. The Lakers see him as the third best player on this team if you look at the regular season and postseason he had. He took a big step forward… There were several factors why the Lakers made a good season finish, but the main one, and perhaps the most important factor in general, was the rise of Austin Reaves ”says Buha.
