Reeves’ maximum signing is 240 million over five years! Su Qun: If James doesn’t retire, the Lakers won’t dare sign two maximum-salary deals

In the NBA regular season, the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers 108-122.

In this campaign, Reeves played 39 minutes, making 13 of 23 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 12 of 14 free throws, and scored 41 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. In four games in the new season, Reeves averaged 35.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game.

In this regard, Su Qun wrote an article: "With his performance, the starting salary for Reeves' first big deal in his life can reach 41.3 million... The total salary left behind will reach 240 million, and the total salary after leaving the Lakers in the four years is about 178 million."

"Of course Lakers fans hope that Reeves can stay, but the Lakers management does not necessarily think so, mainly for these two reasons: First, if James doesn’t say anything, no one knows when he will retire. If he doesn’t retire, everything about the Lakers is unknown. Directly arranging two maximum salaries in the team will bring great obstacles to subsequent operations. Second, the only definite candidate in the ‘post-James era’ is Luka, which means he already has a core player with the ball, and Reeves’ 91-point play in two games has obvious overlap with Luka.”