The Los Angeles Lakers have several players who are free agents this summer, and they intend to retain as many of them as possible in order to maintain roster consistency and cohesion.
As far as their own free agents go, their top priority is guard Austin Reeves, who has emerged as a very important contributor and their third best player this season. He averaged 13.0 points a game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from 3-point range, and 86.4 percent from the free throw line, and got better as time went on.
Reeves is a restricted free agent, and the Lakers are reportedly offering him a contract offer of $52 million over four years.
In all likelihood, Reeves will receive a higher offer from another team, and the Lakers will have the right to match that offer to retain him.
they are described as a “lock” To keep the unpublished guard.