{"id":654786,"date":"2026-03-12T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/654786\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:35:06","slug":"la-lakers-no-fear-stance-on-austin-reaves-could-make-him-the-highest-paid-player-in-team-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/654786\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Lakers\u2019 \u2018no fear\u2019 stance on Austin Reaves could make him the highest paid player in team history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers appear ready to show major confidence in Austin Reaves, with reports suggesting the franchise is prepared to offer a massive contract that could make him the highest-paid player in team history.<\/p>\n<p>The undrafted guard has become one of the most important pieces of the Lakers\u2019 core over the past few seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Now, the organization reportedly plans to reward that growth with a long-term deal once free agency opens.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9b02c5a4be1fc4ed3f67bc3b00b144e7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers plan a massive Austin Reaves contract offer<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/lakersdaily.com\/sources-lakers-to-offer-austin-reaves-240m-have-no-fear-of-losing-him-in-fa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a report from Lakers Daily;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a report from Lakers Daily&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a report from Lakers Daily<\/a>, the organization is preparing a huge long-term offer for Austin Reaves once the guard hits free agency this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Los Angeles Lakers plan to offer Austin Reaves a five-year, $240 million contract this offseason once unrestricted free agency begins,\u201d the report revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReaves will decline his player option for next season to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>If the reported deal becomes reality, it would represent one of the largest contracts ever handed out by the Lakers and reflect just how valuable Reaves has become to the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The guard entered the NBA as an undrafted player in 2021 but has steadily developed into one of the team\u2019s most reliable scorers and playmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers have no fear stance on Austin Reaves future<\/p>\n<p>The report also indicates the Lakers are extremely confident about keeping Reaves despite the potential competition he could attract on the open market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lakers have \u2018no fear\u2019 of losing the talented undrafted guard, who wants to spend his entire career with the Purple and Gold,\u201d the report further added.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That stance reflects the strong relationship that has developed between the franchise and the young guard since he joined the team.<\/p>\n<p>Reaves has repeatedly spoken about his appreciation for the Lakers organization and the opportunity he was given after going undrafted.<\/p>\n<p>If the reported contract materializes, it would represent one of the most remarkable rises in recent NBA history, transforming Reaves from an overlooked prospect into potentially the highest-paid player in Lakers history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Lakers appear ready to show major confidence in Austin Reaves, with reports suggesting the franchise&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":654787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[1013,7,4034,1698,300,4044,251,150,4033,4043,6,16639],"class_list":{"0":"post-654786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-lakers","8":"tag-austin-reaves","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-lakers","12":"tag-lakers","13":"tag-lalakers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangeleslakers","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-unrestricted-free-agency"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116217425737207172","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}