The Lakers saw big performances in the postseason from two of its younger players in Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura. The pair set the tone in Game 1 against the Grizzlies, the latter having a career game and the former closing the show with big play after big play down the stretch.
While the Lakers benefitted greatly from their performances in the postseason, the flip side to that is going to be that they’ll now have to pay up for those performances in free agency this offseason. While both players are free agents, they’re also both restricted which means the Lakers will control whether they return next season or not.