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The Brooklyn Nets came into this offseason following a 2025-26 season in which they finished with a lowly 20-62 record that ultimately earned them the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Brooklyn is hoping to select one of their future building blocks with that pick while adding talent in free-agency, but it looks like one of their potential targets could be quickly off the market.
"The Lakers are widely expected to re-sign Reaves, whose fondness for Lakerland as well as his blossoming backcourt partnership alongside Luka Dončić are regarded as strong lures that suggest the sides will ultimately come to terms on a new pact," NBA insider Marc Stein wrote on Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (h/t Bleacher Report's Timothy Rapp). Reaves is regarded as one of the best free-agents considered to be truly available this summer, but it seems like the Lakers aren't letting him go easily.
"Yet it is unclear what sort of external interest Reaves will generate after his strong production over the past two seasons... at least partly due to the inherent skepticism that stems from trying to woo him away from the Lakers," Stein continued. "Brooklyn and Detroit have been mentioned as potential Reaves suitors, but neither is seen as a certainty yet."
Since the beginning of this summer, Reaves has been connected to teams like the Nets that are projected to have enough cap space to sign him away from the Lakers if he wants a change of scenery. More to the point, Dan Woike of The Athletic recently reported that Brooklyn is expected to offer Reaves a four-year, $178.5 million max contract as soon as they're able to, which could imply how interested the Nets are in him.
However, it makes sense that Reaves would want to continue living in Los Angeles and playing for the Lakers, given that the franchise is the only one that can offer more money for more years (5 years for $239 million). The Lakers still have to find a way to bring back LeBron James and if he stays with Los Angeles, Reaves may need to go elsewhere to get a max contract and the Nets could be there for the offer.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Report: Nets signing away Lakers' Austin Reaves may be unlikely
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"The Lakers are widely expected to re-sign Reaves, whose fondness for Lakerland as well as his blossoming backcourt partnership alongside Luka Dončić are regarded as strong lures that suggest the sides will ultimately come to terms on a new pact," NBA insider Marc Stein wrote on Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (h/t Bleacher Report's Timothy Rapp). Reaves is regarded as one of the best free-agents considered to be truly available this summer, but it seems like the Lakers aren't letting him go easily.
"Yet it is unclear what sort of external interest Reaves will generate after his strong production over the past two seasons... at least partly due to the inherent skepticism that stems from trying to woo him away from the Lakers," Stein continued. "Brooklyn and Detroit have been mentioned as potential Reaves suitors, but neither is seen as a certainty yet."
Since the beginning of this summer, Reaves has been connected to teams like the Nets that are projected to have enough cap space to sign him away from the Lakers if he wants a change of scenery. More to the point, Dan Woike of The Athletic recently reported that Brooklyn is expected to offer Reaves a four-year, $178.5 million max contract as soon as they're able to, which could imply how interested the Nets are in him.
However, it makes sense that Reaves would want to continue living in Los Angeles and playing for the Lakers, given that the franchise is the only one that can offer more money for more years (5 years for $239 million). The Lakers still have to find a way to bring back LeBron James and if he stays with Los Angeles, Reaves may need to go elsewhere to get a max contract and the Nets could be there for the offer.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Report: Nets signing away Lakers' Austin Reaves may be unlikely
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