Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring No. 56 from the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA draft tonight at 8 pm ET on ESPN. Lakers sent cash to the Bulls to get a pick tonight.
After the Austin Reaves contract, LeBron’s odds to leave the Lakers and join the Cavs this summer just jumped to a 91% CHANCE on BetMarket Sportsbook 👀
LeBron is coming home 👑
To be VERY clear:
Reaves' will stay on the books at his $21M cap hold until the Lakers use their cap space (if they even go the cap space route). Then, the Lakers will re-sign Reaves after.
This is an agreement, not the official signing. They'll time the signing out after cap space is used.
I don’t see why Bron should waste another couple years signing in LA when I think we all know that roster isn’t gonna look much different. We need to start looking for serious contending teams to sign to
Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Reaves declined his $14.9M player option for the new max deal.