Austin Reaves eligible to a four-year, $89.2 million extension this summer

Reaves has proved he’s a legitimate NBA player. His next challenge is establishing himself as a core piece on a championship team — and that he’s worth the requisite investment. The four-year, $54 million extension Reaves signed in 2023 has become one of the best value contracts in basketball. He is eligible to sign a four-year, $89.2 million extension this summer, which would replace his $14.9 million option year in 2026-27 with Year 1 of the extension. He could also wait until the summer of 2026 when he’d be eligible for a four-year, $98 million extension, or opt out of the final year of his contract, become an unrestricted free agent and be eligible for 25% of whatever the salary cap is set at for 2026-27.
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Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Thunder 80, Lakers 72.
LAL’s 3-point (15-26) and FT (13-15) shooting helped reduce the impact of their turnovers (12 for 20 OKC points).
Austin Reaves: 18p (6-8)/4a. Luka Doncic: 16p(5-8)/4a. Dorian Finney-Smith: 12p(4-4). LeBron James: 11p(2-7)/4r/3a. – 9:12 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Come for Thunder vs Lakers.
Stay for JDub vs Austin Reaves. – 8:43 PM

Khobi Price @khobi_price
END OF 1Q: Lakers 43, Thunder 43. High-level offensive production from both teams. LAL shot 66.7% (14-21) and 69.2% (9-13) on 3s. OKC: 65.4% shooting (17-26) and 63.6% on 3s (7-11). Austin Reaves: 15p (3-4 on 3s). Luka Doncic: 11p/3a. Dorian Finney-Smith: 9p. Jordan Goodwin: 6p. – 8:39 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Lakers 9-12 from three in the first quarter before that Austin Reaves prayer. Second straight game they have started white-hot from three. Thunder right behind at 63.6%. 43-all after one. – 8:38 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Austin Reaves has been brilliant on offense early, now 4 for 4 with a pair of 3’s and an and-1 layup towards 12 of LA’s 26 points.
He’s been a 50-40-90 guy over his last 14 games.
LA still trail by 4, with OKC shooting 12 of 19 as a team (63.2%). – 8:26 PM

Khobi Price @khobi_price
JJ Redick said that Rui Hachimura (left knee tendinopathy) hasn’t been cleared to play in both games of a back-to-back, leading to him being unavailable tonight in OKC.
Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith remain probable. – 6:48 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“The Lakers have the only trio in the league in Lebron, Luka and Austin Reaves that all average more than 75 touches a game.”
@mcten on how Reaves has impacted the Lakers 💪
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Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Lakers appear to be going for it tonight: Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith, Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent have all been upgraded to probable a few hours before the OKC game tips off. – 4:27 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Update:
Luka Dončić (right groin strain), Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle effusion), LeBron James (left groin strain), Austin Reaves (right ankle sprain) and Gabe Vincent (left knee effusion) have been upgraded to probable tonight in Oklahoma City. – 4:27 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
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