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The three strongest leaders in the league? Is it worthy of its name? Will Reeves accept a 90 million offer?

4:09pm, 15 May 2025【Basketball】

Since the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, the topic of Reeves has never stopped. Perhaps the expectations for Reeves were too high at the time. No one expected that Reeves' data would fall sharply after the increase in defensive intensity in the playoffs. Even so, the Lakers are still unwilling to give up Reeves. However, when the Lakers proposed a 4-year offer of 90 million, everyone felt that Reeves would choose to refuse and jump out of the current contract after the end of next season.

In fact, for Reeves' contract, it is relatively early now. After all, Reeves will definitely play with the Lakers next season. Reeves is called the strongest third leader in the league by fans because of his average score of 20+ per game in the regular season. However, in the playoffs, Reeves' data has declined severely, and the Lakers were eliminated. In the end, Reeves' worth of hard work for a season has been greatly reduced. Perhaps this is the reason why the Lakers dared to offer Reeves a 4-year quotation of 90 million.

For Reeves, there is not a chance. Everyone knows the key to the problem of the Lakers' failure this season, and the Lakers still have trade chips in their hands. If next season is added and the lineup is strengthened, Reeves will be able to take the initiative until the playoffs, as long as he can perform accordingly, then if the contract is renewed in advance next season, Reeves will take the initiative. At that time, whether you stay with the Lakers or not, Reeves' worth will definitely not be worth only 20 million.

The management also clearly expressed its attitude, that is, it hopes to continue to stay in the Lakers. The management has a high evaluation of Reeves, but as a undraft, the author believes that even if the Lakers cannot give out absolute chips in the next season, Reeves will definitely choose to jump out of the contract. Maybe this is the reason why he would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Reeves, who has not won a big contract in his career, must be the size of the contract, and then his own development prospects.

It is almost certain that the Lakers will definitely focus on Doncic as the core of the team in the next years, which will weaken Reeves' ball rights and attributes to some extent. What's more, the team has a league appearance. In the Lakers, no matter what kind of data Reeves plays, they can only be the leader, and the Lakers are even more unlikely to offer him a maximum salary contract.

For Reeves, it was at the intersection of choice. Many players who played from the Lakers had gained their own big contracts. At that time, the attention had declined to a certain extent. If you choose to stay in the Lakers, you can not only gain attention, but after James retreated, you may win a second-in-command position for yourself. The premise of all this is that Reeves is willing to accept a salary cut.

Do you think Reeves will cut his salary and stay with the Lakers, or find another way out? It is worth mentioning that Reeves was able to enter the second round pick because of his confidence in his strength that he joined the Lakers as a undraft. Everyone is welcome to discuss Reeves' stay or leave.