Austin Reaves is on track for a contract worth around $160 million over four years, and the bottom line is that the Los Angeles Lakers can’t afford to wait to address it. Thanks to the limitations of his current deal, the Lakers can only offer a max extension of about $90 million, far below what Reaves will command on the open market.
Austin Reaves contract situation demands Lakers' immediate attention
Sam Vecenie of The Game Theory Podcast put it plainly: “There’s just no way Austin Reaves is extending on this number.