Ruthless! Decisively gave up 89.2 million for 4 years! Reeves officially rejected the Lakers contract renewal request

"There was a four-year, $89.2 million contract renewal contract before me, but I didn't cherish it! I regret it until I lost it. This is the pain in the world. If the Lakers could give me a chance to make another decision, I would say to the contract: I agree. If I had to add a deadline to this contract, I hope it is: sign immediately."

I hope the above miserable future will not happen to Lakers defender Austin Reeves! We also sincerely hope that Austin Reeves will receive a contract that is much larger than four years and $89.2 million next summer. Otherwise, Reeves' refusal to put his pockets now will definitely be a big failure in his career, and he will also become the second "Little Thomas" in league history.

According to Lakers' team reporter Dan Woike, league sources said that Austin Reeves officially rejected a four-year, max salary renewal issued by his old club, the Lakers, for him for a four-year, max salary of $89.2 million. It is reported that the 4-year, 89.2 million provided by the Lakers is the largest contract renewal that Reeves can get at this stage. From this we can see that the Lakers management is definitely full of sincerity! But it is not surprising that Reeves refuses to renew this early, because both the outside world and Reeves himself believe that he can get a larger contract.

At present, Austin Reeves is in his third year of a four-year, 54 million contract. He can break out next summer and pursue a contract that is far bigger than the four-year, $89.2 million that the Lakers can offer now. Sources revealed that although the Lakers' early contract renewal request was rejected by Reeves, this decision will not affect his relationship with the Lakers. On the contrary, considering the maximum amount the Lakers can offer for him to renew the contract, this decision is almost inevitable. According to follow-up reports by Trevor Lane, another Lakers reporter, Austin Reeves' plans for the future have not changed at all. He still hopes to play for the Lakers for life, striving to be the Lakers for one day and the Purple Gold for life. But the premise is that the Lakers provide him with a satisfactory contract renewal!

In the 2024-25 season, Reeves played a total of 73 regular season games for the Lakers, and averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 breaks and 0.3 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 46%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.7%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 87.7%. He averaged 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.2 breaks and 0.6 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 41.1%, a three-point shooting percentage of 31.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 85.7%. Because Reeves performed well in the regular season, he was called the third strongest leader in the league at the time! But it is difficult for him to be satisfied with his performance in the first round of the playoffs, and he is considered by fans to be a regular season star who cannot play in high-end games.

As a counterattack grassroots draft, it is not easy for Austin Reeves to get to this day through hard work! Now he can decisively refuse when facing a four-year, $89.2 million contract, which really requires courage and courage. After all, the future is full of too many uncertainties, and the safest approach should be to choose to put the money in order, but he chose to go against the rules. If you win the bet, you will be awarded a big contract of RMB 100 million; if you lose the bet, you may be the next little Thomas. Hopefully Austin Reeves can keep winning! Come on, the third leader of the Lakers!