Austin Reaves signed a four-year, $54 million cope with the Los Angeles Lakers, which was the utmost they might supply, however a rival workforce might have signed him to a bigger contract price as much as $100 million. The San Antonio Spurs, who entered free company with ample cap area to signal Reaves, reportedly thought of pursuing him. The Lakers might have matched beneath that state of affairs, however it could have been punitive in Years 3 and 4.

“I feel the Reaves’ contract has the prospect to be among the best contracts within the league from a workforce perspective,” stated Zach Lowe on his podcast. “The Lakers obtained very, very fortunate that no person made them pay by means of the nostril.

“And I know San Antonio was going forwards and backwards on it. And only for no matter cause did not do it. And that is a steal.”