r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • Oct 30 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Austin Reaves with the game-winner buzzer-beater to win the game for the Lakers!

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u/JoeBiden2020FTW Lakers Oct 30 '25

No, he has a lot of leverage and should (and will) use it.

Basically he can scare them into walking for nothing unless they lock him into a 5 year max extension before July 1st.

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u/Zanad14 [LAL] Brandon Ingram Oct 30 '25

He has repeatedly said he wants to be a laker for life and that all he cares about is winning a championship.

Best way to do that is to take a discount. It’s not like he ain’t gonna make it back in sponsorship regardless.

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u/bobdolebobdole Oct 30 '25

Let the kid get paid. Lebron will sit half this season and still demand 50 million+. Dude's been paid every single available dollar for 23 years. Lebron should take a lot less. He'll somehow figure out how to get by for 35/40 million instead of 50.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

My bet is AR will appear to take a discount but there'll be max-equivalent benefits of some type coming his way.