There isn’t much left to be said that we haven’t written a million times already on just how astounding Austin Reaves’ journey from undrafted rookie to top-five player on the Lakers during his playoff debut in his second season really is.
As anyone reading this site is also no doubt aware, Reaves will enter restricted free agency this summer, where — according to the calculations of Bleacher Report cap expert Eric Pincus — the Lakers can either re-sign him to a four-year deal worth approximately $53.3 million over four years, which is the most they can offer outright, or match any offer another team extends Reaves, which can explode to as high as four years and $98 million via the last two seasons being allowed to balloon up to $36 and $38 million, respectively.