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100 million US dollars in three years! The Lakers have to thank the Timberwolves? This is a reference for how to renew his contract

9:10pm, 16 September 2025Basketball

When Reeves refused Pelinka's four-year offer of nearly $90 million in advance, it cannot be said that he will inevitably leave the team in the future, but the potential possibility is added.

How should the Lakers renew Reeves?

There is subsequent news that Xiaoli wants a multi-year contract with an average salary of no less than US$30 million. Not to mention whether it is worth it or not, I think the Lakers will definitely renew their contract. It is very important that James will likely leave the team tomorrow. Players need to share the pressure of Doncic holding the ball.

The round usage rate is 23.7%, the two-point assist power is 44%, and the real shooting rate is 61.6%. Obviously, both data and actual combat have shown good investment ability.

Speaking of this, something interesting is coming. According to the NBA China official website, the Timberwolves and Randall reached a three-year, $100 million contract renewal.

Based on this, in my opinion, the Lakers have to thank the Timberwolves because Randle's contract renewal provided a reference for the subsequent Reeves' contract renewal.

Team Position

As long as Edwards is still in the Timberwolves, Randall is the second leader of the team. Correspondingly, as long as James is still with the Lakers, Frank can only be the third leader of the team. This is one of the reasons for the team positioning.

, that is, combat power

Since his NBA career, Randle averaged 19.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, while Reeves had 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists. In the playoffs, Randle averaged 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, while Reeves averaged 16.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists.

It can be seen that Randle is not inferior to Reeves in both the regular season and the playoffs. That is, the combat power is only strong but not weak, this is the second reason.

Position

Randall is 2.06 meters tall, and has accounted for 83% of his career, playing the fourth position and 17% of his position. Obviously, this is a forward-swinger insider. Reeves is 1.96 meters tall, and has accounted for 22% of his career, playing the No. 1 position, 51% of his position, and 25% of his position, which is obviously more like a swaying man in the forward guard.

With the situation where the combat power is not much different, it is obvious that the forward line is more popular than the defender. Tatum, for example, is worth more than Edwards. The position is the front line, which is the third reason.

Potential

Randall, who is about to appear in 1994, obviously has no potential to tap, and is more about the output of combat power. Reeves, who was born in 1998 and was 27 years old, theoretically has the point of "organizational connection", but the probability is relatively small. The two basically have no potential to tap, which is the fourth reason.

In summary, Randle's contract renewal can become a reference for Reeves' subsequent contract renewal, which is mainly reflected in the following four points:

1, team positioning;

2, that is, combat power;

3, position;

4, potential.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason and the second point plays a auxiliary role.

First of all, Randle is the second leader of the team and Reeves is only the third leader. Logically speaking, the former's annual salary is higher than the latter, and there are also auxiliary forces that are stronger in combat. I mean, if Reeves is stronger than Randall's combat power, it doesn't matter if he's more than him, but that's not the case.

Finally, given that Randall's average salary is $33 million, it is appropriate for Fis to get an average salary of $30 million or $28 million, and if it is too much, it will be a premium.

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