{"id":685670,"date":"2026-06-05T09:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/685670\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:16:10","slug":"austin-reaves-massive-241-million-lakers-dream-contract-creates-crucial-offseason-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/685670\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves\u2019 Massive $241 Million Lakers Dream Contract Creates Crucial Offseason Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Reaves<\/a> is expected to decline his $14.8 million player option<\/a> this summer and sign a new contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. Reaves finished the 2025-26 season averaging 23.3 points<\/a>, 4.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists on 49.0% shooting. Because of the effort he produced this season, many people thought he was an All-Star.<\/p>\n

Because he\u2019s now viewed as an All-Star, Reaves believes that he should be paid like one. According to reports, the undrafted guard is projected to sign a five-year, $241 million contract extension. That offer can only be given by the Lakers. That possible contract extension reduces to a four-year, $178 million agreement if he decides to join a different team, such as the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> or the Chicago Bulls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to Broderick Turner of the LA Times, Austin Reaves still wants to stay with the Lakers and sign the maximum contract extension.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe bet on himself. He stands to make a five-year, $241 million deal for the Lakers if they offer him that deal. Or if he goes to a team like Chicago, a team like Brooklyn, he can get four years, $178 million. Those teams will kind of lurk around. But based on what I understand, what I keep hearing, Austin wants the max,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he willing to give the Lakers a hometown deal? How? I\u2019m not so sure about that. Maybe he does, but maybe his reps don\u2019t want him.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to reports, Austin Reaves is the Lakers\u2019 top priority in free agency. Despite LeBron James being an unrestricted free agent<\/a>, the former Wichita State guard fits the team\u2019s timeline with Luka Doncic<\/a> and wants to make sure they keep him.<\/p>\n

Former Lakers Star Robert Horry Wants Austin Reaves to Take Care of Himself Financially\"LosMar 31, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) warms up prior to the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Former Lakers star Robert Horry understands why Austin Reaves wants to sign the massive contract extension with the Lakers. According to the seven-time champion, Reaves isn\u2019t a player like LeBron
James or Luka Doncic, who will attract several endorsement deals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think with Reaves, he has to do what is best for him,\u201d Horry said<\/a>. \u201cSometimes fans forget that. We want him to stay, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s his life. He has to do what is best for him. Let\u2019s say some team is going to offer you $180 million, and the Lakers are going to offer you $120 million. That is $60 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Austin very well, he ain\u2019t the sexiest guy so he ain\u2019t gonna get those off-court endorsements. So he\u2019s got to make up that $60 million\u2026 I love AR. At the end of the day, you have to do what\u2019s best for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The massive contract offers don\u2019t come often, and Horry believes Reaves should be firm in wanting to sign a contract that matches his worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves is expected to decline his $14.8 million player option this summer and sign a new contract…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":685671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[11654,671,7329,8174,13318,3013,1055,3014,355,69307,99],"class_list":["post-685670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-austin-reaves","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-contract-extension","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nba","tag-robert-horry","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}