The better Austin Reaves gets, the more speculation about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers grows.
He just had his best season yet for the Lakers, so, of course, people are talking about him leaving the team in the future.
But according to Lakers insider Jovan Buha, Reaves doesn’t want to go anywhere and hopes to remain with the team for the rest of his career.
“He wants to be a Laker for life,” Buha said of Reaves, via Legion Hoops.
Jovan Buha on Austin Reaves:
“He wants to be a Laker for life”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 15, 2025
Reaves just produced 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.8 assists on 46.0 percent from the field and 37.7 percent from the three-point line in the 2024-25 season.
This was his fourth year in the league and with the Lakers, and he became a reliable and proven third option for the team behind Luka Doncic and LeBron James.
A lot of people can see him as a part of the team for years to come, but that means LA will need to pay him.
He has one more season before he has to choose or decline a player option.
With the way he’s been playing, there is little doubt that he will decline his option so he can get a better deal.
But that doesn’t mean he will leave the Lakers, because they can provide him with a healthy and big new contract.
Reaves wants to stay in Los Angeles, and the Lakers hope to keep him.
That’s possible, but LA will need to give him a large contract.
He is earning it now, but will need to keep playing well in 2025-26 in order to bring home a hefty paycheck that keeps him with the Lakers for years.
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