Austin Reaves’ 50-Burger Statement Sparks Ex-Warriors to Demand $150,000,000 Lakers Commitment

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings - Source: Imagn
Austin Reaves had a career game on Sunday - Source: Imagn

Austin Reaves' asking price may have gotten a little more expensive all of a sudden.

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The former undrafted free agent is reportedly set to opt out of the final year of his contract after this season.

And after watch him put up a career-best 51 points without Luka Doncic and LeBron James, several team could be keeping tabs on him.

With that in mind, Josiah Johnson asked former Golden State Warriors star Gilbert Arenas whether he could see Reaves ending up with the San Antonio Spurs, since they will have some cap space available next season. Arenas, however, doesn't see that happening:

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"That would be a bad deal for the Spurs," Arenas told Johnson. "What makes Austin's name top tier is because he's in a Lakers uniform. Right? So, when you're talking about the value of that $150 million, the value is here because you can make it up with jersey sales, marketing, you can put him on billboards, you can do all of that."
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Of course, that's not to say that he wouldn't pay Reaves that type of money. If anything, he believes the Lakers need to find a way to meet his asking price and pay what he wants:

"I’d pay Reaves $140-150M to keep him," Arenas wrote on Threads.
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Austin Reaves didn't aim for a career night

Reaves had already shown what he was capable of when he was more involved in the flow of the game.

JJ Redick's team desperately needed him to bring his A-game on Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings, as Doncic had been ruled out with a lower-leg injury that will cost him about a week.

When asked about that, Reaves claimed that he wasn't aiming for a creer night, but he knew the team needed him to step up:

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"Especially on a night where you don't have Luka, you don't have Bron, you don't have Jaxson [Hayes], you got to go out there and be big for the team," Reaves said. "I wasn't in my head thinking, 'You got to go score 50.' It was, 'Do whatever you can do to help the team win.'"
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Reaves shot 12 of 22 from the floor and 21 of 22 from the free-throw line, adding eleven rebounds, nine assists, six three-pointers, and two steals in the 127-120 road win.

And with LeBron James also out with a sciatica injury, he might be in for another explosion on Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers.

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