Lakers' Austin Reaves agrees to four-year, $185-million contract - BERITAJA

Both Austin Reaves and the Lakers ever person stated their desire to proceed their narration that started erstwhile he was an undrafted imaginable 5 years ago.

They will.

Reaves intends to re-sign pinch the Lakers for a maximum woody of 4 years and $185 million, group not authorized to speak connected the matter confirmed to The Times connected Wednesday. He could person commanded arsenic overmuch arsenic $241 cardinal complete 5 years from the Lakers.

Reaves opted retired of his woody that was to salary him $14.8 cardinal adjacent play and would person go 1 of the apical free agents connected the market. Instead, he agreed to the maximum for a four-year woody the Lakers could connection and will motion the richest statement for an undrafted subordinate successful NBA history. The woody includes a subordinate action for the last play successful 2029-30.

Reaves’ representatives and the Lakers began moving together connected a woody successful caller days erstwhile teams were capable to discuss pinch their ain free agents astatine the conclusion of the NBA Finals.

Reaves, 28, will gain about $46 cardinal per season, starting pinch $41.3 cardinal successful the first year.

After the Lakers mislaid to Oklahoma City successful the 2nd information of the playoffs, Reaves had this to opportunity erstwhile asked about his early and returning to the Lakers.

“I’ve been about for 5 years and, y’all, I would say, but I don’t deliberation about [it] much,” Reaves said. “I return life time by time and I’m conscionable blessed to person an opportunity to play for this organization, play a kid’s game. I make bully money. But for illustration I said, I don’t deliberation about what I’m really going to do successful the future, conscionable time by day.”

The Lakers, connected the different hand, made it clear that they wanted Reaves back.

The Lakers were alert that respective teams, including Brooklyn and Detroit, had expressed liking successful Reaves, and L.A. didn’t want to fto him get away, making judge it didn’t by agreeing to a woody to support him.

During his exit question and reply pinch the media past month, Lakers president of hoops operations Rob Pelinka said about Reaves.

“He started his travel present arsenic a Laker and has made it very clear to america that he wants his travel to proceed arsenic a Laker,” Pelinka said. “And we consciousness the aforesaid way. We want his odyssey to proceed to unfold successful the purple and gold. As you know, there’s rules and timing to each of that but I deliberation some sides person made it abundantly clear that we want to activity thing retired wherever he continues his prolific profession here.”

Reaves averaged profession highs successful points (23.3) and rebounds (4.7) past season, on pinch 5.5 assists.

But he appeared successful a career-low 51 games, calf and oblique injuries keeping him retired of games.

He missed the past 5 regular-season games because of the oblique wounded suffered April 2 astatine Oklahoma City, and the first 4 first-round playoff games against the Houston Rockets. But he worked difficult to return successful the past 2 games against the Rockets and the bid against the Thunder.

In those six playoff games, Reaves averaged 20 points, 5.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds and changeable 40.7% from the field, including 25.7% from three-point range.

“That’s the beautiful point about hoops is there’s ever opportunities and areas that you could proceed to grow,” Reaves said during his exit interview. “You’re ne'er going to beryllium complete successful the afloat game. So, I’ll return immoderate clip off, get backmost successful the gym and proceed to get better.”