Refusing to 89.2 million for four years, Reeves asked for a price, Lakers recruitment difficulties are highlighted, King James can t sit still

On June 27, 2025, with the end of the 2025 NBA Draft, the 30 talented young players in the first round finally took the first step in their careers and began to move to their peak. In this draft, the performance of No. 1 Flag, No. 1 Harper and Tanhua Edgecome were particularly dazzling. In addition, Maluach, a child who came out of the African refugee slum, shed tears in the audience at the draft. His moving experience won widespread attention and praise. Chinese player Yang Hansen became the dark horse of this draft. He was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick, which surprised everyone.

At the same time, as the Los Angeles Lakers, which has 17 championship trophys, have recently released several eye-catching trading updates. Next, let’s take a look together.

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According to Lakers reporter Dan Woike, Reeves officially rejected the Lakers' four-year, $89.2 million maximum salary for early renewal this week. The Lakers management believes that the four-year, 89.2 million contract is the largest contract renewal that Reeves can obtain at present. Looking back at the 4-year, 54 million contract signed with the Lakers in 2023, this is the best contract he could get at that time.

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Reeves himself obviously has higher expectations for his salary. He rejected a four-year contract of 89.2 million. In fact, the reason is very simple: he hopes to sign a richer contract next year than now. Reeves reportedly aims to sign a contract with an annual salary of more than $30 million. Despite this, he emphasized that this is just his personal idea and will not affect his relationship with the Lakers. The meaning is very obvious. He will not turn against the Lakers immediately because of money. I have this attitude now: as long as the money can be in place, I am still willing to maintain a good relationship with the team. If you want to waste it now, you should spend it like this.

In fact, Reeves' personal subjectiveness still wants to continue to stay with the Lakers. Why? After all, not every player has such an opportunity to fight side by side with big-name players such as James and Doncic. This can not only improve his skills, but also enjoy the fun of fighting side by side with superstars. Recently, Reeves mentioned in an interview that his partnership with James and Doncic makes it extremely difficult for his opponent to defend, and emphasized that he does not think he has reached the level of superstars like James and Doncic. The reason why I mentioned that James and Doncic were not to raise themselves or to take advantage of their celebrity traffic, but simply hoped to continue playing with them and play well, or maybe I like the atmosphere of fighting with these two big brothers. At the same time, he also mentioned that the team's performance on the defensive end is the top five in the league. Regarding whether the defense can really rank in the top five, the editor will laugh here first. Let’s take a look at his data:

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In the regular season of this season, Reeves averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In the playoffs, his average score dropped to 16.2 points + 3.6 assists + 0.2 steals. It is not difficult to see from these data that the performance gap between the regular season and the playoffs is quite large. Reeves's performance in the playoffs is also the reason why the Lakers management is unwilling to renew their contracts at a high price.

Reeves wants to get a high salary and hopes to stay with the Lakers, which is both demanding and demanding, can the greedy idea of ​​both demanding and demanding be realized in the end? The editor believes that his performance in the new season will be needed to further prove himself in order to win a higher contract.

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It has to be mentioned that the 2025 draft, the Lakers traded continuously with the No. 55 draw and cash. After twists and turns, they finally selected forward Adu Tiero, who is 1.99 meters tall, with the No. 36 draw. At first glance, I thought it was Adu Durant, just kidding. After the draft, the Lakers signed four players in a row. Overall, the Lakers did not get much information in the draft. At present, the team's Hayes and Ryan contract has expired, Korlock's two-way contract will also expire, while Jamison's two-way contract has only one year left. What is even more worrying is that the team's center position has not yet been found to be a suitable supplement. This situation made Lao Zhan feel suspicious. At the Fanatics Carnival in New York, James mentioned: "We need to prepare for the championship during the offseason. I don't want to enter the new season without being prepared." This sentence is not only to myself, but also to the whole team: act quickly and the championship puzzle must be filled as soon as possible.

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