{"id":75230,"date":"2025-08-17T14:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75230\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T14:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:40:07","slug":"lakers-star-betting-on-immanuel-quickley-payday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75230\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Star Betting on Immanuel Quickley Payday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Austin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles off a screen on Immanuel Quickley set by LeBron James. <\/p>\n

Austin Reaves<\/a> is betting on himself after declining the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>\u2018 four-year, $89.2 million offer earlier this offseason.<\/p>\n

The undrafted guard is expected to enter unrestricted free agency next summer by not picking up his $14.9 million player option for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

Buha\u2019s Block host Jovan Buha said on Spectrum SportsNet that he expects Reaves to sign \u201ca four-year, $120-plus million contract\u201d next summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s the shrewd move on LA\u2019s part,\u201d Buha said<\/a>. \u201cHe wants to be a Laker for life. This is a guy who could have been drafted and decided to be undrafted so he could sign with the Lakers\u2026 Austin wants to be in LA, and I expect that to be the thing. But I do expect the next contract to be like four years, $120-plus million next summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves Wants Tyler Herro-Type Deal\"Austin<\/p>\n

Getty Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat drives to the basket past LeBron James and Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

Previously, Kurt Helin of NBC Sports reported<\/a> that Reaves wants to be paid \u201cin the\u00a0Tyler Herro<\/a>\u00a0range of $30 million a year (and Herro is a good comp in a lot of ways).\u201d<\/p>\n

Buha agreed but went a notch further.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at some of the guys in that range, like Immanuel Quickley<\/a>, Tyler Herro, I think Austin is easily in that class. Better than a lot of the guys in that $30-32 million range,\u201d Buha said. \u201cContext and leverage are always factors here. So we\u2019ll see what type of season he has and the type of playoff performance he has.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herro, the 13th overall pick in 2019, signed a rookie-scale extension worth $130 million over four years<\/a> in 2022. On the other hand, Quickley, the 25th overall pick in 2020, signed a five-year, $175 million deal<\/a> with the Toronto Raptors<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople around the league are penciling [Reaves] in to make $30+ million this summer, whether it\u2019s with the Lakers or someone else,\u201d Buha said. \u201cI expect it to be with the Lakers, I expect him to re-sign on a multi-year deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last season, Reaves was the clear-cut third-best player on the Lakers roster behind LeBron James<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Anthony Davis<\/a>, and later on Luka Doncic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reaves took another leap, averaging\u00a0a career-best 20.2 points on 46% overall shooting and 37.7% from the 3-point line, 4.8 assists against 2.2 turnovers in the regular season.<\/p>\n

Postseason Blues\"Austin<\/p>\n

Getty Austin Reaves vows to be better next season following the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 early playoff exit.<\/p>\n

But Reaves\u2019 postseason woes haunted the Lakers.<\/p>\n

The Lakers guard\u2019s numbers considerably dipped to 16.2 points, on 41.1% overall shooting and 31.9% from the 3-point arc, 3.6 assists against 2.8 turnovers in their five-game loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Reaves shows this season that he can be a high-level scorer next to Luka Doncic and can step up his game in the playoffs, the Lakers gladly will pay that much to keep him (and Reaves will want to stay). However, if he struggles again in the playoffs, the Lakers \u2014 who will have a lot of cap space \u2014 may question whether that is the best way to spend their money,\u201d Helin wrote.<\/p>\n

Reaves vows to be better for the Lakers next season. Asked about his plans on how to better complement the Lakers\u2019 star duo, Reaves had a straightforward answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust play better,\u201d \u00a0Reaves told reporters<\/a>\u00a0after their playoff exit. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m talented enough to do that. As I feel like I\u2019ve proved over and over again throughout my whole life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are millions of people who would have never known me if I were never in this position, because, quite frankly, nobody thought I was ever going to be in this position. So, I\u2019ve continued to prove myself over and over again, and I\u2019m going to go to work and do the same thing next year. That\u2019s really it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAlder Almo<\/a> is a sports journalist covering the NBA for Heavy.com. He has more than 20 years of experience in local and international media, including broadcast, print and digital. He previously covered the Knicks for Empire Sports Media and the NBA for Off the Glass. Alder is from the Philippines and is now based in Jersey City, New Jersey. More about Alder Almo<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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