Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

Better than you pissy attitude frequently for the win.

 

Couldn't have put it better.
Would have been nice a discount but this is a business. He also knows he's the 1st getting traded if we go after a star.
He gotta perform now. He's smart and knows what's expected from him. He also knows he is now tied to Luka legacy. Pressure is high
He has been getting every year. Literally his ppg grow every year. Hope he can continue. He has an awesome character, intelligent, is good for the locker room and a success story of this franchise. There are worse overpays.

 

People acting like their opinion matters more, on Basketball fan sites, are the MOST intelligent and stable individuals!

 

Shams saying Detroit were looking to max Reaves

 

Thanks. I realize that. I realize that only here are people seemingly saying all is well.

I am saying to you, across other posts, that you're not wrong that this MIGHT cost us something in the future. But to your point, he has to put up and do things a certain way or it's a waste. The same can be said about IF we have to move form him in the future. We don't know what things will cost yet and if they were be SUPER costly to us, or just a "Oh man...we have to give up this thing to move Austin....oh well."

So, before the TRUE MAJORITY says we signed him to a bad deal....let's see him perform and let's see what the team does around him now that we have him locked down. Sometimes things work out.

People here at Lakersball, like we mostly did at Clublakers, tried to be real but also be optimistic....instead of DOOM AND GLOOM on everything the Lakers do. Occasionally we have some DOOM AND GLOOM, but we at least try to hope for the best, because we want our team to succeed...but we also recognize we are just fans who don't ACTUALLY hold any power to control what the team does.

 

Oh, but that doesn’t matter because EVERYONE knows he sucks!
Maybe some of us DO know what we are talking about- based on that little thing called E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E.

 

I mean, realistically, how much more do you think Reaves is going to improve? He's already outplayed his expectations. Maybe he can shoot 2% better from three and improve his defense? But for the most part, I think his game is pretty much set in stone. Like, have we seen any improvements from Reaves the past three seasons? The reason his PPG is up is strictly because the Lakers started involving him more with the offense but his rebounding, passing, and efficiency numbers are all the same.

It's not like he is 22. Most players at age 27 are already what they are. I think at the very best, he's going to be a 25/5/5 type of guy. If he can do that consistently in the regular season/playoffs and help the Lakers win a title, of course this was a great move. If he can't and underperforms and nothing comes out of it and you then have to ship out assets to trade him, it's going to be a real bummer for the Lakers. Especially since Luka + Reaves aren't exactly a great duo in terms of skillset. Neither are lockdown defenders and can play off-ball well.

 

AR has shown he can pretty much do it all. Carried the team when needed and is easily a top two player on a championship team that has been built correctly, which I think/hoping we are starting to do now. AR hasn't been our problem, glad he is getting paid. If Luka and AR can get a little luck in the health department we will making shelf space for another trophy soon.

 

Lebron is mad

 

why? He is literally a Billionaire.

 

I think people can improve. I think they can improve their game all around, but that's just me.

If he starts sucking, yeah...we will ask for his head. Again though, if we have to give up a pick to move him, it's really ONLY BAD if we are the new Brooklyn Nets and suck and traded away the pick earlier, but we don't know that for sure.

As far as Defense, you can blend that in with other signings and trades. If we add a Lu Dort or others like that to be starters and they cover up what is lacking between Luka and Austin, as you are saying, then we aren't going to be caring about some things so much. Also, I still say, if you add the right people and make it so Luka, Austin AND LeBron, don't have to SOLELY work on Offense, then they will HAVE TO play Defense and will get better. BUT....you have to have the right cast and bench around them. So, we have Austin. If we get LeBron and sign both at the very end of the off-season and then sign REAL good opportunity people NOW, then all of this becomes moot.

 

Yeah. This is how I see it.

I get the sticker shock.

But, he will end up being like the 40th highest paid player in the league next season and we still have room to improve the roster around him. Fourth year is big, but if we are real contenders then I don't take issue with it.

The ball is firmly in the hands of Rob, Kurt, and whoever else to make the moves that will improve other areas of the team.

Bring in more contributors at the bottom of the roster and this can work.

 

Maybe the league will consider raising the salary cap????!!!

 

That is why I started posting here. I had been a member for years at LG but their negativity by certain people was over the top. Over every damn thing, it drove me crazy. I rarely even look at that site anymore. The ONLY thing that saves me around here is that I can block the worst offenders. Then I get to watch people seemingly respond to imaginary people.

In the end, I am a Lakers fan for the fun of it. This is a hobby I enjoy, not going to sit around being pissed all the time. The ebb and flow of the reality of it all is fine with me. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. You ONLY get the best players every once in awhile and even when you have them, there are always others who will disagree.

 

When you were mentioning that the other day I was starting to say to myself "How bad can it be now around here?"

Not much has change. Man, I can't believe we all know how to be GMs better than those who actually got hired for the job. Can't wait for Pelinka to hire me tomorrow to tell them what to do and not do.

I will make sure to read all the comments here and pass them along so Pelinka actually makes smart moves.

 

Perhaps this site has run its course, then. Which is probably why other Lakers fans are increasing in other fanbases while this forum is stuck in the mud?

You guys just want to hear 'good news' despite it not being good.

You guys want empty coping rather than contrasting opinions.

You guys believe any Lakers fan who doesn't think the move is good must be a sour Lakers fan when the narrative outside of this forum is of the opposite end of the spectrum.

You can like the deal personally but you guys want to shut out any contrasting opinions which is honestly how forums start to become the slim majority of a very few users rather than an actual discussion.

Peace out. Good luck to all ya'll. At the end of the day, it's sports and we are all passionate but this Reaves deal may end up hurting the Lakers big time in the long run. Make your money, though. Tons of good picks in the stock market. Wasted too much time babbling on this forum anyways discussing rather pointless things.