Reaves Wants The Max? | 2Yr Deal For Lebron? | What Happens To Rui | Guest: Bobby Marks, ESPN
The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into a crucial offseason, and there are major decisions looming that could shape the franchise for years to come. Is Austin Reaves positioning himself for a future max contract? Would a new two-year deal for LeBron James be the best path forward for the Lakers? And which wing players should Los Angeles target to strengthen the roster around Luka Dončić?
Joining the show is ESPN NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks to break down the Lakers’ salary cap situation, contract flexibility, trade assets, and realistic offseason options. We’ll discuss Reaves’ value, LeBron’s future, potential free-agent and trade targets, and how the Lakers can maximize their championship window.
🏀 Topics Include:
• Austin Reaves and his next contract
• Should the Lakers prepare for a max deal?
• LeBron James’ contract options and future plans
• The benefits of a potential two-year extension
• Lakers salary cap and apron implications
• Wing targets for the offseason
• Trade possibilities and roster upgrades
• Bobby Marks’ insight on Lakers team-building
• NBA offseason rumors and league-wide news
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0:00 – Intro | Listener comments
6:50 – Does Austin Reaves want a max contract?
15:38 – Listener comments on Austin Reaves
20:05 – LeBron on a 2yr deal?!
23:00 – Listener comments
27:11 – Wallace Firm ad
28:25 – Guest: Bobby Marks ESPN NBA Front Office Insider
30:11 – Will the Lakers use their #25 pick or trade it?
32:22 – What’s the feeling around the league with the Lakes & new ownership?
34:50 – How would Bobby approach the Austin Reaves negotiations this summer?
39:14 – Is there a world where Lakers let Austin walk if he demands the max?
41:12 – Bobby on LeBron’s future
43:28 – Does Bobby think Deandre Ayton opts out?
45:08 – What does Bobby think Rui’s market is?
46:10 – How far does Bobby think the Lakers are from the top of the West?
49:34 – Takeaways from the Bobby Marks interview
51:46 – Listener comments
54:12 – James Worthy’s thoughts on building the team around Luka
56:07 – Weekend Preview | NBA News | NBA Finals Game 2 tonight
1:00:07 – Listener comments
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In the current situation of the Lakers, I would not pay him that. I think it’s a reasonable contract for him relative to similar players around the league…it’s just not the best case scenario for the Lakers
Reaves never asked for a max the guy who said that was speaking on his own speculation he never brought up any sources or was speaking for Reaves or anyone in his camp people are just overreacting for nothing and saying the dumbest stuff in comments
Don’t sign LeBron please. He is bad news worst signing Lakers have done.
Love the Reaves fit in Detroit as Marks said
offer Rui 3yr 45mil. take it or leave it
If it isnt a wing or a legit defensive center. . Not sure why they'd be interested
40 million plus for a non All Star sheesh
If Reaves get a max I'm done with the Lakers. It will tell me that Luka is our new GM. This guy has been hurt more than present, and we are allowing him to call the shots, I hope not. Everybody with good sense knows there are at least ten guards in the league who can shut Reaves down every night, he's not that man. Good free-throw shooter and he plays hard, but he is going to give up just as much as he scores, and that ability to score will only be against guards who can't play defense like hisself. If I can't get him to do a sign and trade, I let him walk. Four years one hundred and forty million, that is as high as I would go.
No way!
If Austin wants the max I’d let him go and sign Ayo instead. Better fit next to Luka and half the price. Shoots better, defends better. Still a good secondary creator even if obviously not as good as Austin. Sort of like Nickeil Alexander Walker from last year.
Why we keep talking about a player who never won anything 😂
Austin cannot get 48 million a year. His max is like 42. Based on years of service
We gone have to Pay AR $35M-$37M in 26/27 on a Yearly Increasing Contract or $41M in 26/27 on a Yearly Decreasing Contract however, We have to be Ready to Trade Him in Summer 27 if He isn’t a Perfect Fit!!!
We can’t let Him Walk for Free!!!
Max money..HELL NO!!
No team including the Lakers are going to pay 35 plus million for AR. He's a 26 max per player. Let that delusional fool walk. 40 plus mil is crazy.
If I’m Austin I’m taking the money because there’s no guarantee he could get the money later.
Lakers have 6 to 7 unrestricted free agents and in typical laker fan thinking they passing out contract numbers after these players have put themselves in positions to earn this per the cba. You can't just throw players away and think it's gonna free up cap space . Think
EVEN Austin knows he aint worth Max 😂😂😂😂
What an uncreative list of wings to pursue: Murphy, Herb, Dort, Watson, Middleton. How about some young and athletic wing under the radar picks including from the draft? How about Joe/Wiggins, Sochan, Mamu, and picks Baba Miller or Evans?
Let James go! What is with you people. Use all that money on elite multiple players and Luka’s future. I’m sick of all the media trying to sabotage this franchise because of infatuation! Listen to us true Lakers fans! WE DONT WANT JAMES HERE ANYMORE!
200 mill 5 yrs is the most I would give to Reaves
I'd overpay for Payton Watson to outbid Denver (or force them to trade Gordon or Murray) 30,5 mill first year with 125 mill in 4 yrs
Pay Reaves $25 million a year for five years. Pay LeBron 3 years $23 million a year. Player options in the last year. Austin Reaves is not a highly coveted basketball player in the league. No team needs him to win a championship or get through the first round.
Maybe see if u can get the thompson twin or jabari smith out of houston for reaves maybe eason 2 if the money works
Giannis for AR and Lebron!!!🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂
Reaves is not max player. He’s a one way player and plays zero defense. Best suited to be a sixth man. Save that max money for 2 way players.
either S@T him or let him walk. Ayo is better and a third of the price. Get him. Stop saying you cant let him walk for nothing. Thats stupid. If he walks we have an extra 21 million. Last year we got Smart for 5 million. Management has to stop chasing Mozgov deals.
If it’s not ideal why are you suggesting 5 yrs 200 mil, you’re not making sense smh!
Maybe if Lakers been traded Reaves this would of been avoided
Lakers front office has failed. Only one of their best players are currently under contract. They have zero good young players on cheap contracts. No viable trade pieces. No clear plan to become a contender. Organizational malpractice.
Trade luka rebuild through the draft.
Lots of Austin haters on here. I'd love to bring Austin back, but not at the max. The more important moves are who else can they sign or trade for to build depth, improve rebounding and defense. I don'y see anyone in the FA market this year who will provide the same numbers AR brings so to let him walk would be foolish especially since they have his Bird rights. Also, AR would need to agree to a sign and trade. Hopefully, they can also develop Adou over the summer and use their 1R pick on someone who can contribute now.
We’re going to see how stupid this ownership and management group is real soon
I'd rather pay Alex Caruso 25mil/yr because of his defensive mentality, impact on the game and won a championship..What Reaves won??? Nothing…
Naw….Reaves delusional! POOR PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE..he's not even an all star, No awards to warrant a max salary for a player…When he's on a bench role, he didn't win the 6th man of the year and NOT A PLAYOFF RISER…Another Jordan Poole w/ massive contract but no impact. Atleast Poole won a ring w/ Warriors!AR none!
It doesn't matter if he's elite finisher in the rim…the question is, does he have impact during playoffs???? He's a target in the playoffa..Why pay him w/ that max salary..Lakers can give 30mil/yr for 5 yrs, then trade him w/ a 2 way player…
Lets go Lakers
AR worth $25M a year.
came just for the live chatters Austin Reeves comments, was not disappointed 😂
Reaves is not worth 40M on this team, when in two years straight, which means, every time we need him he doesn’t show up for us in the playoffs. Those same teams do the same thing to him in the regular season and they amplify it up in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter if he’s healthy or not he’s a no show in the playoffs. That’s all that matters. Reaves is going to have to ask for something reasonable, 30 million-ish, somewhere in that ballpark and we have to get rid of James! IMMEDIATELY!
Larry Bird is rolling in his grave if AR gets $239mil. Bird’s career earnings was only $24 million. 😂
Max contract for a guy that was cooked by Aj mitchell…yikes
Pay that man the max 🤣
you must understand: AUSTIN REAVES, is not a Max player.
His no LUKA, Lebron, or
Anthony Davis. Iam a laker fan.
Trade him.
Sign and trade starting to sound good. Never saw Reaves as a gold digger before. He's quickly tarnishing his rep if this is what he, or his agent, is putting out there.
No more max contracts for 1-way players