{"id":65718,"date":"2025-05-31T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65718"},"modified":"2025-05-31T02:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:10:08","slug":"trade-update-lakers-more-open-to-trading-rui-hachimura-than-austin-reaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65718","title":{"rendered":"TRADE UPDATE:  Lakers more open to trading Rui Hachimura than Austin Reaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"top\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text_container_introduction\">\n<p>The Lakers are unwilling to trade Austin Reaves unless they receive an All-Star in return, but are more open to moving Rui Hachimura as they explore roster upgrades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/image-438548-any718x552.jpg\" alt=\"Lakers more open to trading Rui Hachimura than Austin Reaves - Basketnews.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_container\" data-id=\"225386\" data-name=\"Lakers more open to trading Rui Hachimura than Austin Reaves\" data-is-premium-content=\"false\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Text links\">\n<p>Heading into the 2025 offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are making it clear they have no plans to move Luka Doncic or LeBron James. However, according to\u00a0Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, there&#8217;s a growing internal debate about what to do with\u00a0Austin Reaves\u00a0and\u00a0Rui Hachimura.<\/p>\n<p>Both players are reportedly well-liked within the organization, but the team is in desperate need of a shakeup.<\/p>\n<p>With only one first-round pick and a handful of mid-tier expiring contracts available, the general sense around the league is that the LA Lakers will need to part with actual contributors if they want to take a meaningful step forward.<\/p>\n<p>Per ClutchPoints, the Lakers aren&#8217;t seriously considering any trade offers for Reaves unless they involve an All-Star who will fit with Doncic long-term.<\/p>\n<p>Hachimura, on the other hand, is more available in trade talks\u2014but not without resistance. Several influential voices within the organization still want to keep him around for various reasons.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"image_block\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/image-438548-any718x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"description\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">Credit IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect &#8211; Scanpix<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hachimura impressed in the first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, stepping up to help address the Lakers&#8217; lack of size and frontcourt depth.<\/p>\n<p>Reaves, meanwhile, struggled to match his regular-season form. He averaged 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists over five playoff games, but shot just 31.9% from three.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Currently, the Lakers have eight players under guaranteed contracts for the 2025\u201326 season:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Luka Doncic \u2013 $45,999,660<\/li>\n<li>Rui Hachimura \u2013 $18,259,259<\/li>\n<li>Austin Reaves \u2013 $13,937,574<\/li>\n<li>Jarred Vanderbilt \u2013 $11,571,429<\/li>\n<li>Gabe Vincent \u2013 $11,500,000<\/li>\n<li>Maxi Kleber \u2013 $11,000,000<\/li>\n<li>Dalton Knecht \u2013 $4,010,160<\/li>\n<li>Bronny James \u2013 $1,955,377<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That adds up to approximately $118.2 million, or about 76% of the projected $154.6 million salary cap for the 2025\u201326 season.<\/p>\n<p>To meet the NBA&#8217;s minimum roster requirement of 14 players, the Lakers will need to sign at least six more players this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers are unwilling to trade Austin Reaves unless they receive an All-Star in return, but are more open to moving Rui Hachimura as they explore roster&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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