{"id":61050,"date":"2025-05-14T02:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61050"},"modified":"2025-05-14T02:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:56:28","slug":"breaking-bill-simmons-predicts-blockbuster-lakers-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61050","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Bill Simmons Predicts Blockbuster Lakers Trade&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/cache\/webp-cache\/ca092f4022c334fe1a0d84897dc9d7af.webp\" alt=\"Bill Simmons Predicts Blockbuster Lakers Trade\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0had high hopes for\u00a0Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n<p>They signed him to a great value in his last contract, as he was projected to make much more somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>But now, however, his days in Southern California might be coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Reaves will be in for a big payday in his next contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>He can opt out and fetch a lucrative deal as a free agent, and with\u00a0Luka Doncic\u2018s impending contract extension, it might be difficult to pay everybody.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, he didn\u2019t look good at all in the playoffs, raising questions about his future with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Bill Simmons of The Ringer predicted that they will look to move him in the offseason (via NBA Central):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWhen Reaves gets traded this summer \u2014 and he WILL get traded \u2013 the stuff they [Lakers] get back for him is gonna make it seem worse that they [Mavericks] didn\u2019t get him in the trade,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ejcovap&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1921935015933313281&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoldwire.com%2Fbill-simmons-predicts-blockbuster-lakers-trade%2F&amp;sessionId=650c09ec15dcd2f937c9c76fb24ebe86a9b1b60c&amp;siteScreenName=thecoldwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1921935015933313281\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Reaves has been with the Lakers since they signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>He climbed his way up from a two-way contract to becoming a starter.<\/p>\n<p>While not a superstar, Reaves has proven to be a versatile and dynamic player who\u2019s going to play hard on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s had some huge performances without\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0or Luka Doncic, and he emerged as one of the most underrated third options in the league at one point.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, he struggled mightily against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but there\u2019s more than enough footage of him excelling in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if LeBron James doesn\u2019t take a pay cut to help the team compete while he\u2019s still there, it will be hard to keep all three stars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CK3W2u2GoI0DFflfDwIdWuo5Vw\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0had high hopes for\u00a0Austin Reaves. 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