“Austin Reaves on declining the Detroit Pistons to join the Lakers” (via AllTheSmoke)
Austin Reaves on declining the Detroit Pistons to join the Lakers pic.twitter.com/L4Kuw4m6QT
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) July 20, 2023
by ShowTimesFinest
@Los Angeles Lakers
8 Comments
It really is simple. Detroit will draft him with the intention to have him on a two-way contract, Lakers called him and guaranteed him a two-way spot if he gets undrafted. Now, put yourself on his shoes that time, would you want to be at Detroit or Los Angeles on same two-way contract? It’s a no brainer. The only advantage if he chooses Detroit is to hear his name get drafted. And he clearly said on this interview, he doesn’t care hearing his name out there since it’s the tail end of the 2nd round.
Bucks being on the same tier as Lakers super interesting. I wonder if Bucks offered him a 2-way. They also had the 31st pick but that probably was too early with projections at the time.
“Detroit shouldn’t be in anyone’s tier” 🤣
Tbh Detroit should have just drafted him if they really wanted him
My mom left Detroit in the 1970s with 5 kids in the car and drove across country and ended up in Chino, CA.
The best thing she ever did for us.
That’s balls. “Don’t draft me, please. No thank you.”
Big balls. Can anyone tell me if i get this right, 2nd rd picks aren’t guaranteed contracts right? Cuz if ur UDFA, u have to first perform in workouts then in Summer league then hopefully get a 2 way?
The only silver lining of the disaster 21-22 season is it gave Austin a chance to grow. Ion think anyone thought he would be high on the depth chart but cuz the team had next to no young energy. Dude was very very much handy.