{"id":89595,"date":"2025-08-15T07:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=89595"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:25:42","slug":"breaking-lakers-insider-reveals-surprise-team-eyeing-30m-deal-for-austin-reaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=89595","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Lakers Insider Reveals Surprise Team Eyeing $30M Deal for Austin Reaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<h1 id=\"main-title-3485958\" class=\"mb-4 font-primary text-3xl font-bold text-[#141414] lg:text-5xl\">Lakers insider reveals team he expects Austin Reaves to get $30 million contract<\/h1>\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will be a free agent next season and he is expected to command an annual contract of $30 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lakers-Austin-Reaves-celebrates-after-making-a-bucket.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) gestures after making a three point basket against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter at Chase Center\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Despite his exponential improvement since entering the NBA,\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0guard\u00a0Austin Reaves remains one of the more underappreciated players in the league. He, however, would be the first one to say that he knows his worth.Reaves will become an unrestricted free agent\u00a0next year, and it&#8217;s safe to assume that he will garner a lot of interest. At 27 years old, he is just approaching his prime and could be a key piece for any team hinging on the future.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports have stated that Reaves is expected to command an annual salary of $30 million. While some fans may scoff at the amount, Lakers insider Jovan Buha\u00a0echoed the early predictions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think he&#8217;s more of a 30-to-35-million-dollar-a-year player. If you look at some of the guys in that range, guys like Immanuel Quickley or Tyler Herro, I think Austin is easily in that class, and actually better than a lot of the guys in that salary range. Obviously, context and leverage are always factors here,\u201d said Buha on Spectrum SportsNet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He stressed that he expects the Lakers to give Reaves the appropriate deal. He added that\u00a0Reaves likes playing in Los Angeles, noting that the former Oklahoma standout even deliberately went undrafted in 2021 so he could audition for the Purple and Gold.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPeople around the league are penciling him in to make $30-plus million this summer, whether it&#8217;s with the Lakers or someone else. I expect it to be with the Lakers. I expect him to re-sign on a multi-year deal, and I think that&#8217;s the shrewd move for LA&#8217;s part. He wants to be a Laker for life,\u201d added Buha.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-[300px]\">\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?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=1956186788906619309&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Flakers-rumors-insider-reveals-team-austin-reaves-30-million-contract&amp;sessionId=0be6e46eda56eb7284f37470d967c0c1d44dda92&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1956186788906619309\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute bottom-0 h-20 w-full bg-gradient-to-t from-white dark:from-black\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"flex h-12 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-primary-accent px-5 py-3 font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\">Expand Tweet<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reaves has been linked to trade rumors in the past, but the Lakers have maintained that they are not keen on moving the all-around playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>Last season was his best one yet, averaging career-highs across the board with 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.1 steals. He was also a consistent performer in clutch situations.<\/p>\n<p>There were concerns that Reaves might regress when the Lakers signed Luka Doncic. The opposite, however, happened, as the backcourt mates meshed well with each other.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakers insider reveals team he expects Austin Reaves to get $30 million contract Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will be a free agent next season and&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89595","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Breaking: Lakers Insider Reveals Surprise Team Eyeing $30M Deal for Austin Reaves - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=89595\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breaking: Lakers Insider Reveals Surprise Team Eyeing $30M Deal for Austin Reaves - 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