Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

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  1. abeer3

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    i'm missing the dylan harper stuff, clearly. i'm sure he could end up very good, but the little bit i've seen this year, i wasn't super impressed. maybe i only saw his bad games (totally possible).

    anyway, amen thompson is going to be a two-way max salary player, so...it's not happening even if we wanted it to.

    we'll just sign reaves to something near the max or at max and be happy.
     
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    it's not for whom, it's the sheer NEED to trade him, despite clearly seeing him continue to improve.
     
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    Must be a racist.
    Austin could be doing all of this and be a lockdown defender and some would still want him shipped out.
    It’s beyond ridiculous and I understand why many can’t stand us “spoiled” Laker fans.
     
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    yeah, i think there are lots of armchair gms who just see things in terms of value-per-dollar and think reaves will never have this level of value again. partially true--he could still get better (as he keeps doing), but his paycheck is about to nearly triple, which limits what you can do elsewhere.

    this matters not at all to me. when you have a guy who produces like him and is a high character guy, you just pay him and be glad you're not offering other teams your next 7 first rounders to try to pry him away.
     
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    Indeed. Look at Ant. He be dumb with all his baby mamas. Imagine trading for him and him going Kardashian curse on us.

    What's that saying a bird at hand and two in the sky?
     
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    I think some of the AR haters are simply internet dart board idiots. Take a weird position and ride it like a bull. If somewhere, down the road, you somehow manage to eventually be right, due to unforeseen circumstances, you can run around with your chest out screaming. SEE I WAS RIGHT AND YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS!!!

    We can be better than that, and THAT is exactly why I left LG and quit viewing it. I concede, I look in around once a year.
     
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    It’s like people don’t understand that every single season, MOST of the rest of the Franchises are praying for a guy with his exact same skill set to BUILD THEIR ENTIRE TEAM AROUND for the next decade.
    It’s nuts.
     
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    No dummy …. bush! Where birds hang out. ;) :p

    Don’t do it Wino. :rofl:
     
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    Bush, hand... who gives a tiny rat's behind. Point stands. Also, in other languages (at least the other 2 I speak) it's "in hand".
     
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    Bird “in hand” worth 2 in bush. Attaboy! :clap: ;)
     
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    I mean if the value of AR is freaking Amen Thompson that means he's a truly exceptional player one of the best in the game!

    Harper I don't know about but you may get the benefit of Harper's mom at Lakers game so maybe worth it
     
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    A bird in hand is not as good as some bush?

    :Magicshrug:

    Something like that
     
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    Silly me .... how could I forget You? :clap: :D

     
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    It depends on the cleanliness of said bush.
     
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    :Laugh:
     
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