LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 23: Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball during the game against the Detroit Pistons on December 23, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
It was always the expectation that Reaves would re-sign with the team. While the numbers on his new contract are high, it seems that if the Lakers weren’t prepared to pay that amount, other teams would be.
On Wednesday morning, longtime NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Pistons were legitimately interested in acquiring Reaves had he been available.
The Lakers today secured Austin Reaves' commitment on a new deal after rising interest from Detroit, league sources say.
I'm told the Pistons began maneuvering to make a real run at Reaves that would've required, among other moves, trading Isaiah Stewart for needed flexibility. https://t.co/cYZLzjSheJ
Reaves was expected to receive free agent interest from multiple teams, including the Detroit Pistons, on a maximum-level salary, so the Lakers stepped up on Wednesday to lock in their homegrown talent.
For those who watched the Pistons in the playoffs, it was clear that they needed another offensive weapon.
Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris were the only two players on Detroit who could consistently be counted on to score. And that’s a big reason why, despite winning 60 games and being the No.1 seed in the Eastern Conference, they were knocked out in the second round by the Cavs.
The Pistons paying Reaves would’ve given them another backcourt player who can not only score but also create for themselves and others. And players who can consistently do that in the playoffs earn top dollars.
The Lakers didn’t risk losing their starting guard by trying to be tough negotiators.
Sure, the numbers on Reaves’ deal are high, but this is a player who averaged 23.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game last season. He has gotten better every year, and if the Lakers didn’t like the idea of Reaves at the max, the Pistons or another team would likely try to make it happen.
LA already did the hard part: finding an undrafted talent like Reaves and developing him into a top player. Really, paying the tab at the end is the easy part.
Now, the Lakers have their starting backcourt secured and don’t have to worry about another team reaping the benefits of the work they put into Reaves.
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The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and if you have too short of an attention span to fully dive into the 30 players who heard their names called Tuesday night, here’s one fact about each player you can wow your friends and colleagues with:
1. AJ Dybantsa (Washington Wizards)
Dybantsa was extremely close with former Kentucky star Terrence Clarke, who tragically passed away in a car accident just weeks before the 2021 NBA Draft. The pair grew up in the same Boston area neighborhood, and Clarke took Dybantsa under his wing and served as a mentor for the future No. 1 pick. On draft night, Dybantsa’s suit featured a blue pin shaped like a heart that read “TC5” in honor of Clarke, who wore No. 5 at Kentucky.
2. Darryn Peterson (Utah Jazz)
Peterson became the first high school athlete to sign a name, image and likeness deal when he inked one with Adidas at just 16 years old. Shortly after, he signed another deal with Fanatics, becoming the youngest athlete to ever sign a trading card deal.
3. Cameron Boozer (Memphis Grizzlies)
Boozer didn’t capture a national championship during his one and only season at Duke, but he still continued his lengthy history of accumulating individual accolades and other titles. He’ll head to the NBA with an outrageous resume that includes being the 2025-26 consensus national Player of the Year, the ACC Player of the Year, ACC Rookie of the Year, three-time Florida Mr. Basketball, two-time Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year (including one at the age of 15 in 2023), four state championships, two gold medals with Team USA, two FIBA World Cup MVP Awards, a McDonald’s All-American Game co-MVP award and three Peach Jam championships.
4. Caleb Wilson (Chicago Bulls)
Wilson is a lego enthusiast who built a Lego Lamborghini Countach during his one season at North Carolina.
“I didn’t commit to Carolina to come here and go to karaoke night,” Wilson said last October. “I came here to be a great basketball player, so I do things that are kind of mentally freeing off the court because I feel like it is definitely important for you to have a mental balance and you can’t put all your mental cards in one deck.”
5.Keaton Wagler (L.A. Clippers)
Perhaps the best story of the draft, Wagler became the first player of the “scouting network” era to not be a top 100 recruit according to any of the three major scouting services and still be a one-and-done lottery pick. Only 247 Sports had Wagler as a top 150 prospect in the class of 2025, and they had him No. 150.
Despite playing in just 21 games because of a lingering back injury, Brown Jr. still made history in his first and last season at Louisville. His 45-point effort against NC State in February set the record for points in a game by an ACC freshman, and matched the single-game scoring record at Louisville, held by the legendary Wes Unseld.
7. Darius Acuff Jr. (Sacramento Kings)
The 2026 Bob Cousy Award winner for being the top point guard in college basketball, Acuff joined the immortal Pete Maravich as the only players in SEC history to lead the league in both scoring and assists in a single season. Naturally, Acuff brought home SEC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors as well.
8.Kingston Flemings (Atlanta Hawks)
Not only did Flemings said the Houston freshman scoring record when he dropped 42 points on Texas Tech in January, but he finished the 2025-26 campaign as the first freshman in college basketball history to average 16+ points, 4+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and fewer than 2 turnovers per game.
9. Morez Johnson Jr. (Dallas Mavericks)
In being drafted by the Mavericks just two days after Dusty May’s shocking departure from Michigan to the Mavs, Johnson Jr. became the first player since 2014 to be drafted by a team with the same coach the draftee played for in college. The last time it happened was when Fred Hoiberg and the Bulls drafted Cameron Bairstow, who had starred for Hoiberg at Iowa State.
10.Brayden Burries (Milwaukee Bucks)
While Burries now owns most of the family bragging rights, his older brother, BJ, still owns the title of being the leading all-time scorer in Arizona boys high school basketball history (3,387 career points). BJ Burries spent last season as a graduate assistant at Arizona.
11. Yaxel Lendeborg (Golden State Warriors)
At 23 years old, Lendeborg was the oldest player selected during Tuesday night’s first round. Lendeborg spent three years at a junior college and then two more at UAB before wrapping up his college career by helping Michigan win the 2025-26 national championship.
12. Aday Mara (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Measuring 7’3 without shoes at the NBA Draft combine, Mara was the tallest player selected in the first round. His 103 blocks last season at Michigan set a new single season school record.
13. Nate Ament (Milwaukee Bucks)
Ament’s mother, Godelive, is a nurse who was born and raised in Rwanda. Ament frequently wears shoes featuring Rwanda’s flag colors (light blue, yellow, and green) with a golden sun to honor her heritage. Despite being just 19 years old, he has already traveled to the country multiple times and hosted basketball clinics there.
14. Hannes Steinbach (Charlotte Hornets)
The native of Germany led the entire NCAA in rebounding (11.8 rebounds per game) last season, and registered 22 double-doubles in 30 games. He also became one of just 14 freshmen in NCAA history to record 550 points and 350 rebounds in a season.
15. Dailyn Swain (Chicago Bulls)
After spending two seasons at Xavier, Swain blew up in his first season and only season at Texas. He was the only player in the country last season to lead his team in every major statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and minutes played).
16. Bennett Stirtz (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Stirtz’s college career was spent following head coach Ben McCollum from Division-II Northwest Missouri State for two seasons, to Drake University for a season, and then finally to Iowa for the season that would make him a household name.
17. Ebuka Okorie (Detroit Pistons)
Okorie was committed to Harvard, where both of his parents went, before convincing them that he was good enough at basketball to potentially make a career out of it. When he expressed the desire to play at a power conference school, his parents agreed, but only if it was a power conference schools with academic standards similar to Harvard’s. After one season at Stanford, he’s now off to the NBA.
18. Christian Anderson (Charlotte Hornets)
Anderson was named the Big 12’s Most Improved Player after an all-conference season that saw him set a new Texas Tech record for assists in a single season (244).
19. Allen Graves (Toronto Raptors)
From 1947 through 2021, Santa Clara had just three players in program history who were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft. They’ve now had three first round picks in the last five years (Jalen Williams in 2022, Brandin Podziemski in 2023, and Graves in 2025).
20. Jayden Quaintance (San Antonio Spurs)
Quaintance is the youngest McDonald’s All-American history, making the 2024 roster at the age of just 16. His young age forced him to play two seasons in college (one at Arizona State and one at Kentucky) before being eligible for the 2026 NBA Draft.
21. Karim Lopez (Memphis Grizzlies)
Lopez if the first Mexican-born player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, and just the second Mexican-born player to be drafted, period.
22.Labaron Philon Jr. (Philadelphia 76ers)
As a sophomore last season at Alabama, Philon became the only Division-I player in the country to average at least 22.0 points and 5.0 assists while shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor.
23. Zuby Ejiofor (Atlanta Hawks)
Ejiofor made history in 2025-26 by becoming the first player in Big East history to win the league’s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards in the same season.
24. Cameron Carr (Los Angeles Lakers)
Carr’s father, Chris, played six seasons in the NBA and was the runner-up to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest when Bryant was just 18-years-old. Carr’s mother, Tanya, was a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ dance team.
25. Sergio De Larrea (Dallas Mavericks)
He was named Best Young Player after spending the 2025-26 season playing for Valencia Basket in Spain’s Liga Endesa.
26. Tarris Reed Jr. (San Antonio Spurs)
Reed has the unfortunate distinction of being a member of the Michigan Wolverines while the UConn Huskies were winning the 2023 and 2024 national championships, and then transferring to UConn where his college career ended with a loss to Michigan in the 2026 national championship game.
27. Chris Cenac Jr. (Boston Celtics)
Boasting a massive 7’5 wingspan, Cenac grabbed at least one offensive rebound in 33 of the 37 games he played for Houston in 2025-26.
28. Joshua Jefferson (Brooklyn Nets)
A super versatile 6’9 point forward, Jefferson became the first player in Iowa State and Big 12 history to record multiple triple-doubles in a single season during conference play. He recorded the first against West Virginia on Jan. 2 and then repeated the feat against Central Florida 18 days later.
29. Alex Karaban (Sacramento Kings)
UConn’s all-time leader in made three-pointers (276), Karaban was the only player selected Tuesday night who was a member of multiple national title winning teams in college.
30. Koa Peat (Phoenix Suns)
Peat is the youngest of seven siblings, and his older brother, Andrus Peat, was a three-time Pro Bowl NFL offensive lineman with the New Orleans Saints. “Koa” means “strong warrior” in Hawaiian.
Kentucky's Jayden Quaintance shoots baskets while warming up with his team before the Hoosiers and Wildcats play college basketball at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky December 13, 2025. | Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Spurs knew they were taking the long approach when they drafted Jayden Quaintance with the 20th overall pick. While he fits the exact big man prototype they were missing last season, he only played in four games for Kentucky this year after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in February of 2025 with Arizona State, never quite returning to his usual self and causing his slide from lottery prospect to the back of third of the first round despite being the top defensive prospect in the draft.
He confirmed Tuesday that he expects to undergo one more medical procedure to clean up his knee and get right once and for all. That may seem daunting, and such a procedure usually requires about a 6-month recovery period, so it’s very possible we don’t see him in a Spurs uniform until the 2027 portion of next season, if at all, but the good news is one well known NBA doctor told On3.com that the procedure would be a long-term solution, and once he recovers, that should be the end of any issue with that knee.
Dr. Riley Williams III — head team physician and orthopedic surgeon for the Brooklyn Nets and famous for performing surgery on Paul George’s gruesome open tibia-fibula fracture with USA Basketball in 2014 — gave a second opinion on Quaintance’s injured right knee that limited him to four games in Lexington and recommended a follow-up procedure that could keep him off the floor for six months. The 6-foot-11 prospect’s ACL remains fully intact and his knee can be maintained at its current state, but a clean-up is preferred for a permanent resolution.
…This procedure could lead to a delayed start to his rookie season, but the long-term reward of a healthy 15-year career in the NBA is the prize on the table. It kept teams in the lottery and late teens intrigued, despite rumors of a potential fall to the second round. Sources close to Quaintance felt San Antonio at No. 20 was a backstop for the talented forward going into draft night, an educated hunch that proved to be accurate.
This may sound familiar to some Spurs fans. Back in 2000, Tim Duncan tore his meniscus late in the regular season. He felt he could play through it, but the Spurs decided to sacrifice those playoffs and the defense of their 1999 title for the sake of his long-term career and forced him to get surgery then and there (much to his chagrin at the time). Had he not done the surgery or delayed it for the playoffs but caused even more damage to his knee, it’s quite possible we aren’t talking about an all-time top 10 player and five championships across what would become a 19-year career.
While we obviously aren’t giving Quaintance Duncan-level expectations (that’s Victor Wembanyama’s job), Timmy is a shining example of what taking care of yourself early to avoid long-term impact can lead to, even if your young body thinks you can handle it.
The Spurs already knew they could afford be patient and let Quaintance get healthy, and without the pressure that the lottery brings of choosing THE right guy, they showed they were willing to take a chance on a player with extremely high upside if he can get healthy. Assuming he does, he should end up being well worth the risk. If not, they added an insurance policy by trading up to the 26th pick to select Tarris Reed, another defensive minded big man who is NBA-ready and can help fill the gaps behind Wemby and Luke Kornet on day 1.
Austin Reaves has opted out of the final year of his contract so he can re-sign with the Lakers for four years and $185 million. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Both Austin Reaves and the Lakers have always stated their desire to continue their relationship that started when he was an undrafted prospect five years ago.
They will.
Reaves intends to re-sign with the Lakers for a maximum deal of four years and $185 million, people not authorized to speak on the matter confirmed to The Times on Wednesday.
Reaves opted out of his deal that was to pay him $14.8 million next season and would have become one of the top free agents on the market.
Instead, he will sign the richest contract in NBA history for an undrafted player. The deal also includes a player option for the final season in 2029-30.
Reaves’ representatives and the Lakers began working together on a deal in recent days when teams were able to negotiate with their own free agents at the conclusion of the NBA Finals.
Reaves, 28, will earn about $46 million per season, starting with making $41.3 million in the first year.
After the Lakers lost in the second round of the playoffs to Oklahoma City, Reaves had this to say when asked about his future and returning to the Lakers.
“I’ve been around for five years and y’all I would say, but I don’t think about [it] much,” Reaves said. “I take life day by day and I’m just blessed to have an opportunity to play for this organization, play a kid’s game. I make good money. But like I said, I don’t think about what I’m really going to do in the future, just day by day.”
The Lakers were aware that several teams, including Brooklyn and Detroit, had expressed interest in Reaves, and L.A. didn’t want to let him get away, making sure they didn’t by agreeing to a deal to keep him.
During his exit interview with the media last month, Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka spoke about Reaves.
“He started his journey here as a Laker and has made it very clear to us that he wants his journey to continue as a Laker,” Pelinka said. “And we feel the same way. We want his odyssey to continue to unfold in the purple and gold. As you know, there’s rules and timing to all of that but I think both sides have made it abundantly clear that we want to work something out where he continues his prolific career here.”
Reaves averaged career highs in points (23.3) and rebounds (4.7) last season, and 5.5 assists.
But he appeared in a career-low 51 games, a calf and oblique injuries keeping him out of games.
He missed the last five regular-season games with the oblique injury suffered on April 2 at Oklahoma City and the first four first-round playoff games against the Rockets. But he worked hard to return in the last two postseason games against the Rockets and the four against the Thunder.
In those six playoff games, Reaves averaged 20.0 points, 5.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds and shot 40.7% from the field, 25.7% from three-point range.
“That’s the beautiful thing about basketball is there’s always opportunities and areas that you can continue to grow,” Reaves said during his exit interview. “You’re never going to be complete in the full game. So, I’ll take some time off, get back in the gym and continue to get better.”
Los Angeles, CA - April 29: Austin Reeves #15 high fives teammate LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after scoring against the Houston Rockets in the first half of game 5 of a Western Conference first-round NBA playoff basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images
Austin Reaves is officially coming back to the Lakers.
On Wednesday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Reaves agreed to a four-year, $185 million max contract with a player option in 2029-30. Other teams couldn’t have offered him more than a four-year, $177.4 million deal, but the Lakers could have given him a five-year, $239.25 million deal by tacking on a fifth year worth nearly $54.5 million.
The best news of all? Reaves’ new contract has zero bearing on the Lakers’ potential spending power this offseason.
Reaves has a $20.9 million cap hold, roughly $20.3 million less than he’s set to earn in 2026-27 under his new contract. His $41.25 million max salary won’t go on their books until he officially signs that deal, though.
As we’ve been telegraphing for nearly 18 months, the Lakers will first spend however much salary cap space they decide to manufacture this offseason. Once they’re out of cap room, they can officially re-sign Reaves via his Bird rights, even though that will push them well over the cap.
The Sixers pulled off this same strategy two years ago with Tyrese Maxey, which is what enabled them to sign Paul George. The Lakers won’t have quite as much cap space this summer as the Sixers did heading into the 2024 offseason, but they could still have $50-plus million to spend.
However, there’s a reason why “rival teams look at the Lakers as having ‘phantom’ cap space,” according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Getting up to that $50 million figure would require renouncing their rights and/or parting ways with LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Luke Kennard and the rest of their free agents.
What can the Lakers do this offseason?
As of now, the Lakers technically do not have any cap space. LeBron’s cap hold alone ($57.75 million) wipes out all of their potential spending power.
Before they officially do anything else, the Lakers must decide on LeBron’s future. If they re-sign him, his new salary would replace that $57.75 million cap hold, which could open up some spending power. If they renounce their rights to him or he signs elsewhere, that cap hold will be wiped off their books entirely.
To a lesser extent, the same holds true for Hachimura ($27.4 million cap hold), Maxi Kleber ($20.9 million cap hold), Kennard ($13.2 million cap hold) and Jaxson Hayes ($6.6 million cap hold). The Lakers will have to make decisions on Hachimura, Kleber and Kennard before they’ll officially have any cap space.
If the Lakers plan to bring back LeBron, Hachimura, Kennard, Kleber and/or Hayes, there’s a non-zero chance that they won’t have cap space at all this summer. In that case, they’d likely choose to operate as an over-the-cap team, which would give them access to the $15 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception as long as they stayed below the first apron. If they go the cap-space route, they’ll have the $9.4 room MLE instead.
That’s where Reaves’ contract could impact L.A. the most for now.
How does Reaves’ contract impact the Lakers?
While Reaves won’t cut into the Lakers’ potential free-agency plans, he’s one piece of a much larger cap-space puzzle. Knowing what they’ll be paying him could help give the Lakers clarity about how much they’d be willing to spend on their other free agents.
If the Lakers go over the first apron, they’d lose access to the non-taxpayer MLE and would only have the $6.1 million taxpayer MLE. If they went over the second apron, they wouldn’t have a mid-level exception at all.
The Lakers are now hard-capped at the second apron after sending cash to the New York Knicks in their trade-up for Cameron Carr. That’s projected to land at $222 million, so that’s the upper limit of the Lakers’ spending power this offseason.
While the second apron might not sound like a real concern given their ability to manufacture $50-plus million in cap space, money could add up quickly for them. For example, if they re-signed LeBron to a deal starting at $35 million and re-signed Hachimura to a deal starting at $20 million, they could be less than $20 million away from the first apron and roughly $32.5 million away from the second apron.
There are too many moving parts right now to accurately project what the Lakers’ cap sheet might look like once the dust settles on free agency. They might be able to stay below the first apron and spend the full non-taxpayer MLE, or they might get close enough to the second apron that they won’t be able to spend their MLE at all. It’s rare for teams to have that much potential variance heading into free agency, but that’s what happens when this many key players become free agents at once.
So, while Reaves’ contract won’t affect the Lakers’ potential cap space this offseason, his new salary could affect which mid-level exception they have to spend.
WACO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Cameron Carr #43 of the Baylor Bears smiles after a play in the first half during the game against the Arlington Baptist Patriots on December 29, 2025 at the Foster Pavilion in Waco,Texas. (Photo by Jake Schroeder/Baylor Athletics)
This NBA Draft has been lauded as one of the deepest in recent years.
Considering where they were drafting, the Lakers did the best they could, picking a player with good defensive instincts and a certified 3-point shooter.
Here’s a look at the grades from a number of outlets for the selection.
Carr was reportedly projected to go as high as 14, and the lowest I’d heard he could slide to was 19. But this could end up being a blessing in disguise. Luka streamlines the games of the players around him, and he’ll give Carr more catch-and-shoot 3-point opportunities than he can handle. The Lakers need perimeter depth—they’re currently composed mostly of guards and beefier wings like Rui Hachimura, who’s an unrestricted free agent—so trading up a spot to grab a player they didn’t expect to be available was a nice piece of business.
I had Carr rated five spots higher than this and like his fit in L.A. as an athletic shot-maker who can do more than just make jump shots. I think Carr has a chance to be the player the Lakers thought they were getting when they picked Dalton Knecht. The Lakers paid to trade up and make sure they got their guy.
Cameron Carr was surprisingly still available this late in the first round despite having arguably the best performance of anyone at the 2026 NBA Draft Combine. Arguably the best athlete of anyone, especially among prospects in this range, Carr also provides value as someone who can stretch the floor as a shooter as well. With a wingspan nearly 7-foot-1, he should make a defensive impact breaking up passing lanes and blocking shots as well.
The Lakers were routinely linked to centers throughout mock draft season, which made sense in that the position was clearly a big need. There probably wasn’t enough said about the other needs on this team, though, like defensive playmaking and athleticism on the perimeter, which Cameron Carr will provide in droves.
Carr crushed it during the predraft process, which should’ve surprised no one. He has incredible length (a near 7’1″ wingspan jutting out of his 6’4.5″ frame), anti-gravity hops and an incendiary three-ball. His game is easy on the eyes, even if there are some questions about his creation chops.
It is entirely easy to envision him in a three-and-D role, although he needs to get stronger and more comfortable playing with physicality to really thrive in it. It also takes a good amount of optimism to picture him growing beyond that label, since his handle lacks wiggle, and his playmaking lacks vision.
Carr could have gone 10 picks earlier than this, and it wouldn’t have raised eyebrows (or received a harsh grade). This is awesome value at this spot in the draft, and Carr’s play-finishing should shine alongside a shot-creator like Luka Dončić.
Carr is knockdown three-point shooter on the wing with a 7’1 wingspan and the hops to dunk the ball and block shots at the rim. What’s not to like? Well, I worry he doesn’t have much utility in terms of driving and passing, and I think his defensive projection is a little overrated because he struggles to contain the ball. This is still a pretty good value play, and his shooting will definitely fit well next to Luka Doncic.
Luka Dončić said in a recent interview that he’d ideally like to be paired with shooters that can space the floor so he’s not doubled as often. Well, he got his wish here with Carr after the Lakers traded up to the No. 24 pick with the Knicks. You could have watched every Tennessee game for two years and genuinely not known that Carr existed. Then he transferred to Baylor, and led the team in scoring, shot nearly 40% from 3 on high volume, and looked like a 3-and-D role player who also has blossoming skills off the dribble. With NBA genes in his blood, as the son of former player Chris Carr, Cameron has the skills to make it in the NBA. But at 184 pounds with not a ton of games under his belt, he’s going to get introduced to the NBA’s physicality in a way college basketball never did. The Lakers could use his shooting and creation, though, as another wing on the roster.
Carr definitely slipped a bit, but his physical traits and shotmaking is hard to find at this point in the draft. Carr followed up on his breakout season at Baylor with a terrific showing at the combine. Has a rare overlap of bouncy athleticism, extreme length (7-foot-plus wingspan), and shot-making, which is the basis for high long-term upside projections. Carr is a true three-level threat who can be a tough shot-maker from the perimeter, a constant threat to rise and fire in the mid-range area, and a straight-line slashing threat.
Carr is one of the few perimeter prospects in this draft who can combine length, athleticism, and shot-making. He still has some maturing to do, but Carr gives the Lakers physical tools and shooting range to match. He lacks physical strength and may not have an NBA-ready frame, which could be initially problematic on both ends of the floor.
The Lakers traded up one pick in order to select Carr, who slid from his projected range in the mid-to-late teens. This is a nice fit for him. He’s not great at creating his own shot, but he won’t need to while playing next to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. What he can do is jump out of the gym and shoot 3’s. He’s the perfect play finisher to put next to those two. And he has one of the best gunners in NBA history in JJ Redick to draw up plays for him.
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The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga was the narrative of the summer. Rumors swirled about whether or not the Milwaukee Bucks would prefer the four quarters on the dollar trade from the Miami Heat or the star-for-star swap from the Boston Celtics. Once the Bucks decided to accept Miami’s trade offer over Boston’s for Giannis, the narrative shifted from one star to another.
Now, Jaylen Brown has shifted into the forefront as one of the league’s best players looking for a change of scenery. There have been teams linked to Brown even when it appeared the Bucks might move Brown to a third team if they received him in a Giannis return.
“The name and team that came back to me is Evan Mobley and the Cleveland Cavaliers.” Mannix went on to describe how Mobley is the archetype of a player that Boston is currently interested in. There would also be some tough money matching that would need to be accomplished as the Cavaliers are currently in the second apron.
Then, once this news started swirling, it required some insight from Cleveland’s best Brian Windhorst. On his regularly scheduled call with ESPN Cleveland, Windy poured some water on this rumor: “I don’t think they are looking to move him (Mobley) right now.”
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A Mobley for Brown trade could be a disaster on multiple fronts. In terms of talent acquisition, it is a real argument that Brown is more talented than Mobley. Obviously, they are two different archetypes of players, so it’s an apples-to-oranges situation. However, the basketball fit is more of a problem when it comes to Brown. Hypothetically, in a world where the Cavaliers make a version of this deal, the nucleus becomes James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, and Brown vying for possessions and shot attempts.
Brown is not a connective tissue kind of player; I would argue that the way he impacts offenses is similar to the way Mitchell does. We already saw what Mitchell looked like with Darius Garland, someone who also plays their best when they are on ball all the time, and there was strife there. Harden makes more sense next to Mitchell because Harden’s passing, even at this late stage of his career, is a step above the rest.
While Harden can make Mitchell’s shot portfolio easier, Brown would mostly be on ball to generate his own looks. The quotes coming from Brown in recent months about how this is his favorite season he has ever had would also shine a light on the fact that he wants to be the guy on his next team. Mitchell is the guy in Cleveland. Harden knew Mitchell was the guy in Cleveland, which is what made the pairing work offensively.
The situation in Cleveland could become toxic quickly and could become a “your turn, my turn” kind of offense. Kenny Atkinson’s preferred system of ball and player movement doesn’t exactly fit with what a trio of Harden, Mitchell, and Brown would likely turn into.
If the Cavaliers were serious about Brown, it would actually balance the roster more, as well as the offense, to look at a deal around Mitchell for Brown. Although that doesn’t seem like the direction the team is looking for now. At this moment, it seems like the core four group will be back together in some form.
Obviously, things can change; however, for now, it appears that even though the Cavaliers have attractive players, they are equally as attractive to Cleveland.
ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday dropped major purple and gold news, reporting that Reaves "intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30."
The deal helps bring back a fan favorite who proved to be an invaluable offensive threat, and it also makes some history. The reported deal would make Reaves the highest-paid undrafted player in the league's history.
From making history to what this means for the Lakers' cap room and bringing back LeBron James, the NBA world has thoughts, opinions and analysis on the news:
Austin Reaves, Lakers contract news reactions: What it means
Breaking: Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell @shamscharania.
Good stuff for Austin, and that takes one of the few elite UFAs off the board https://t.co/YW38WIYPkO
— Nekias (Nuh-KAI-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) June 24, 2026
The Lakers today secured Austin Reaves' commitment on a new deal after rising interest from Detroit, league sources say.
I'm told the Pistons began maneuvering to make a real run at Reaves that would've required, among other moves, trading Isaiah Stewart for needed flexibility. https://t.co/cYZLzjSheJ
Good for the Lakers keeping Austin Reaves off the open market next week by giving him the max. They’ve made Luka the Face of the Franchise so they needed to lock up his best buddy. Now they have even less reason to pay LeBron.
At the top of the Lakers' offseason priority list was re-signing Austin Reaves; the only question was how much this would cost. With at least a couple of teams looming to poach him away as a free agent — Brooklyn and Detroit were mentioned — the Lakers ultimately had to pay a little more than they may have ideally wanted.
The Lakers got their man. Reaves is set to return to the Lakers on a four-year, $184.8 million extension, with a player option on the final season, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN and since confirmed by other reports. This slightly exceeds the max that other teams could have offered Reaves.
Reaves will decline his $14.9 million player option to sign the new deal. For the 28-year-old guard there were going to be no hometown discounts this time around, this was Reaves chance at a generational wealth contract and he had to grab it.
Reaves averaged 23.3 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.7 rebounds a game last season, shooting 36% from 3-point range. A fan favorite, Reaves proved he could be the secondary shot-creating guard next to Luka Doncic that the Lakers need, plus he could effectively run the offense when Doncic was out. The only concern was that he played in just 51 games last season due to an assortment of injuries.
Reaves was undrafted out of Oklahoma and played on the Lakers' Summer League team in 2021. He performed well enough to be given a two-way contract not long after that, but before the team even reached the regular season, they had converted it to a standard NBA contract. By 2023, the rising Lakers star re-signed on a team-friendly four-year, $53.8 million contract.
This new contract will not impact the Lakers' offseason cap space and spending. While the sides agreed to the contract they will not sign the deal until the Lakers have finished their other offseason business (they can go over the cap for Reaves because they have his Bird rights). The Lakers are looking to spend or make trades this summer to upgrade at center and get a two-way wing player, and they will also likely re-sign LeBron James for a ninth season with the team.
One of the biggest potential free agents ahead of the 2026 NBA offseason is off the market before he reached it.
Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a new max contract to remain with the team, according to multiplereports. Reaves and the Lakers have reportedly agreed to a 4-year, $185-million contract after he declined a $14.9-million player option for the 2026-27 season in his current deal.
Reaves, 28, went undrafted in 2021 after playing college basketball at Wichita State and Oklahoma, but latched on with the Lakers as a free agent. His scoring average has increased every year he's been in the NBA, culminating with a career-high 23.3 points per game this past season.
Reaves also averaged 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 49% from the field in 51 games during the 2025-26 campaign. He suffered an oblique injury late in the regular season that forced him to miss the beginning of the playoffs as well.
The Lakers now have both Reaves and star Luka Doncic signed as a backcourt tandem for at least the next two seasons. Doncic signed a new 3-year max contract extension with the Lakers in August 2025 that includes a player option for the 2028-29 season.
LeBron James still looms as a pending free agent for the Lakers this offseason, and center DeAndre Ayton and guard Marcus Smart each have player options they could exercise rather than enter NBA free agency.
Austin Reaves contract details
The 4-year, $185-million extension matches the maximum amount of money Reaves could have received from teams other than the Lakers had he chosen to enter free agency this year.
Here's a breakdown of how the annual salary breakdown of the contract could look, according to NBA salary cap reporter Keith Smith:
The Lakers and Austin Reaves agreed to a four-year maximum contract his new $185M contract. Here's how that deal will look:
The Lakers entered the offseason wanting to add depth to their roster.
They wanted to get more athletic.
And they wanted to add elements of youth.
By trading up in the draft order with the Knicks, the Lakers selected Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday night — accomplishing all three of their key goals.
The Lakers chose Baylor guard Cameron Carr with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. AP Photo/Adam Hunger
Carr averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 33.7 minutes across 34 games in his lone season at Baylor in 2025–26 after spending two years at Tennessee.
Before Tuesday, Cameron Carr wasn’t expected to still be available when the Lakers were on the clock.
Most mock drafts from major media publications projected Carr to be selected just outside of the lottery, between picks 15–20.
Carr (right) averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 33.7 minutes across 34 games last season. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Where Carr stands out
Carr’s 3-point shooting and athleticism are his clearest strengths that should immediately translate from college to the NBA.
He shot 37.4% from beyond the arc with the Bears last season, including over 40% on catch-and-shoot 3s, while attempting 6.1 3s per game.
And while standstill shooting is a strength, it isn’t the only time Carr proves dangerous from beyond the arc: He’s a threat spotting up, relocating, curling off screens, and even showed potential as a pull-up 3-point shooter in college.
Carr showed he knows how to leverage his threat as a 3-point shooter into easier scoring opportunities inside the arc, where he shot 60.2%.
He thrived with attacking closeouts or cutting into open space near the rim after defenders pressed up on him too much, using his athleticism to explode for dunks.
Carr had the second-fastest lane agility time (10.46 seconds), second-highest standing vertical leap (38 inches), and third-highest max vertical leap (42 ½ inches) at the NBA combine last month. He uses his explosive athleticism and length in functional ways as a threat in the open floor and above-the-rim finisher/lob threat when he has space in front of him.
Even though he has several areas of improvements on the defensive end of the floor, Carr showed he can at least be a defensive disruptor by using his vertical pop and length (7 ¼-foot wingspan was the longest among players 6-foot-6 or shorter at the combine) to block shots.
Carr has showed the high-end athleticism needed to thrive in today’s NBA. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Where Carr needs to improve
The biggest areas the 6-foot-5 Carr needs to address are his strength and frame.
He weighed 184.4 pounds at the combine, which was the lightest among all players who measured at least 6-foot-3.
Carr’s lack of strength hurts him on both ends of the floor.
He can get bumped off of his driving lanes pretty easily, making it harder for him to finish at the rim, and he can get bumped easily when trying to guard bigger guards and forwards — the types of players he’ll be expected to defend in the NBA — making it challenging for him to stay in front of his assignment.
Carr will need to get stronger and improve his physicality to be a viable point-of-attack defender at the NBA level.
His shotblocking in college showcased his use of timing and instincts in conjunction with his length and athleticism. With more consistent effort and attentiveness, those elements should show up in other areas on defense.
Offensively, he wasn’t a true creator for himself or others for a variety of reasons: The lack of strength; not having much wiggle in his handle; not reading defenses the best (though he’ll make the simple pass).
While Carr’s skillset appears NBA ready, he must improve his strength if he wants to find similar success in the league. Getty Images
Fit/Expectations
The Lakers are as good a fit for Carr as any NBA team since they have the playmakers, led by superstar guard Luka Dončić, who’ll create easier looks for him as he takes on a lower-usage role than he had at Baylor.
Dončić will create the spot-up 3s Carr thrived with during college, as well as connect with the uber-athletic Carr on alley-oops and cuts to the basket.
If free agents Austin Reaves and/or LeBron James return to the Lakers, there will be even more playmakers who’ll allow Carr to focus on his strengths as an off-ball scorer.
Carr will be given chances to prove his worth early in his rookie season as a spot-up shooter. NBAE via Getty Images
The Lakers could use more defensive proficiency on the wings, but Carr has the tools to be a positive on that end of the floor if he gets stronger and provides consistent effort.
Carr should be in the mix for a spot in the rotation at the start of the season depending on what happens with the rest of the Lakers’ offseason. At the very least, he’ll be a viable depth option.
Draft grade: B+
Carr’s lack of strength, and how that affects his upside on both ends of the floor, is the biggest swing factor for his career.
But his 3-point shooting, cutting, slashing, length and athleticism should make him an impactful player from Day 1 as he develops his body.
Drafting a player of his caliber late in the first round was great value for the Lakers even with the clear areas of improvement.
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Rick Brunson needs to see a longer body of work before he is ready to crown his son.
Soon after the Knicks won Game 5 of the Finals to secure their first championship since 1973, Rick went viral for going out of his way to make it clear that he does not yet think Jalen Brunson is the best-ever Knick. Brunson had just delivered a Finals masterpiece for the ages, scoring 45 of the Knicks’ 94 points.
“I love my son,” Rick said on ESPN not long after the final buzzer. “Patrick Ewing is the best Knick that I’ve ever witnessed.”
Rick (l.) and Jalen Brunson (r.) with Mariska Hargitay (c.) on a float during the Knicks’ championship parade on June 18, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Rick expanded on that sentiment and explained why the claims from a plethora of fans that Brunson had elevated above any other Knick were premature.
“You have to understand we strive for perfection,” Rick told New York Magazine. “I’ve always pushed him. I’m going to continue to push him. People get caught up in the things he’s done in a short period of time, which is tremendous. I mean, look, I’m a proud father, but you have to do this for a long time to be great. I tell him that all the time. You can’t take away from the great ones — the Walt Fraziers, the Willis Reeds, the Patrick Ewings. They did it for a long period of time. So we still have a long way to go, but we’ll get there.
“You always think about next season. That’s how his mind works. We want to get back to where we were this season and hopefully have a chance to compete for another championship. You want more.”
Patrick Ewing (l.) and Rick Brunson (r.) during the Knicks’ championship parade on June 18, 2026. GC Images
Rick was teammates with Ewing during his two brief stints with the Knicks as a player.
Ewing has all the franchise’s statistical records and carried them through an iconic ‘90s era that fell just short of a title. Frazier was the engine of the two previous championship teams — in 1970 and ‘73 — and the King of Cool who later became a beloved announcer for the team. Reed was the anchor of those two championship teams, winning Finals MVP both times along with the NBA MVP award in ‘70 and delivered one of the most iconic moments in league history.
One thing they all have in common is their longevity, not just in the league but with the Knicks specifically. Right now, that’s something that Brunson does not yet have.
“Patrick Ewing, obviously, [that] I witnessed, is the greatest right now,” Rick said previously on “CBS Mornings.” “All-time leading rebounder, points, he has all the stats. But just the type of person Pat was, the type of teammate he was, the work ethic was similar. Pat was the hardest working guy we had and he was the best player.
“Pat did it for 15 years, Jalen did it for four. I don’t rank these players by championships, although it’s great. Pat’s always been a champion in my book. As of today, Big Fella is my favorite.”
Here’s everything we know about her and how she’s been there to support Boozer through his big career moments.
She’s a cheerleader
Cao was raised by her Cuban parents in Miami and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Academy.
There, she practiced cheer and earned All-Dade First Team honors.
Cameron Boozer’s cheerleader girlfriend Yva Lauren Cao poses with Miami’s mascot. Instagram/yvacao
The cheerleader often posts Instagram photos and TikTok videos about cheering and traveling with her teammates, which include getting ready for gamedays.
She’s currently a cheerleader at the University of Miami and pursuing a degree in public relations.
They have a sports rivalry
Cao and Boozer started dating in August 2023 and attended several proms together before their final one in May 2025.
But with Cao attending Miami and Boozer playing at Duke, the two had a sports rivalry this past season.
Cam Boozer with his girlfriend Yva Lauren Cao after the ACC Championship. Instagram/yvacao
Cao cheered at several Miami football games in the 2025 season, including the national championship against Indiana in January 2026.
Boozer, meanwhile, made a name for himself at Duke, averaging 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Blue Devils.
Despite their rivalry, Cao still attended Duke games last season and shared posts tied to Boozer’s performances. Before a March Madness game, Cao posted a shirt featuring Boozer’s No. 12 jersey.
The cheerleader also made headlines for her gameday fashion, sharing images to Instagram with custom boots and the words “Boozer” on them during March Madness.
Yva Lauren Cao poses with a Cam Boozer shirt. Instagram/yvacao
She was at his side for the 2026 NBA Draft
Cao was also at Boozer’s side for his greatest accomplishment yet.
The cheerleader went to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 23 for the 2026 NBA Draft, where Boozer was drafted No. 3 overall by the Grizzles.
Wearing a red dress, Cao was the last person Boozer hugged before going on stage to greet NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
Cam Boozer and Yva Lauren Cao together. Instagram/yvacao
Cao also shared a message with her boyfriend on his draft night.
“Memphis just gained the best there is!!” Cao wrote on a photo of Boozer at the draft. “So proud of you and beyond grateful to watch your dreams become reality.”
“Your talent is undeniable, but who you are is what makes me proudest. I love you endlessly. This is only the beginning. Here we gooo.”
Cao (red) in front of Boozer during the NBA draft. Getty Images
Boozer joins a Grizzles team in desperate need of a spark after a woeful 25-57 season, and will instantly become a key piece for head coach Tuomas Iisalo.
And who knows, maybe Cao will make some trips to Memphis.
Austin Reaves intends to sign 4-year, $185M maximum contract with Los Angeles Lakers.
Austin Reaves is staying in Hollywood.
Confirmed by The California Post, Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million contract to the LA Lakers — the only franchise he’s ever played for.
After declining his $14.9 million player option, Reaves will get the maximum contract extension he was wanting. He will have a player option for the final season.
Austin Reaves intends to sign 4-year, $185M maximum contract with Los Angeles Lakers. AP
Reaves’ new contract is the largest in NBA history for an undrafted player.
Reaves is set to make $41.3M in 26-27; $44.6M in 27-28; $47.9M in 28-29; and $51.2M (player option) in 29-30.
One of the most sensational stories in the NBA, Reaves had a four-year college career that began with two seasons at Wichita State. He transferred to Oklahoma and averaged 18.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a senior — albeit on an inefficient 30.5% from three.
He went undrafted in 2021 and was set to sign a two-way contract with the Lakers before that was upgraded to a standard contract in September, a month before the NBA season was set to begin.
Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Reaves declined his $14.9M player option for the new max deal. pic.twitter.com/5T8Ze6v0kF
As the Lakers stumbled in Reaves’ rookie season to a 33–49 record, he asserted himself as a part of the rotation after appearing in 61 games (19 starts) and averaging 7.3 points in 23.2 minutes per game.
He continued his rise the following season, playing in 64 games (22 starts) and averaging 13.0 points in 28.8 minutes per game. He also emerged as a dead-eye shooter from deep, knocking down 39.8% of his threes as the Lakers made the Western Conference finals.
The 2023–24 season is when Reaves truly asserted himself as a core part of the Lakers. He played in all 82 games (57 starts) and bumped his scoring average to 15.9 points on 11.5 shots per game, including knocking down 36.7% of his threes.
Reaves played at an All-Star level last season when he averaged 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game. NBAE via Getty Images
He continued to get better every season, averaging 20.2 points per game in 2024-25 while starting in all 73 games he played. Reaves also proved his worth as an off-ball guard when he combined with Luka Doncic to give the Lakers one of the more dominant scoring backcourts in the league.
All that hard work culminated in a major breakout season this past year. If not for a few injuries, Reaves played at an All-Star level when he averaged 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game on 36% shooting from deep.
With LeBron James missing the early part of the season, Reaves carried the Lakers to a 13–3 record before the calendar flipped to December. He averaged 32.0 points per game in six October games (including a 51-point performance against the Kings) and 26.9 points per game in 10 November games.
Now Reaves has his maximum contract and the Lakers have made it clear that they’re building around Doncic and Reaves as their core moving forward. Whether two offensively talented guards with limited defense is enough to win a title remains to be seen, but the Lakers have made it clear which direction they’re choosing to go in.
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CAMDEN, NJ - JUNE 8: Nick Nurse and Mike Gansey pose for a photo as the Philadelphia 76ers introduce Mike Gansey as their new President of Basketball Operations on June 8, 2026 at The Penn Medicine Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Mary Kate Ridgway/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
As his first big move as president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, Mike Gansey selected Labaron Philon with the 22nd overall pick of the 2026 NBA draft. While getting another consensus draft faller a la Tyrese Maxey in 2020 is certainly cause for excitement, it’s possible the Sixers could be done for now. The team does not currently have a selection in Wednesday night’s second round. Philadelphia’s 47th overall pick was sent out as part of the 2021 trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder to acquire George Hill. Subsequent trades had the pick move along to Phoenix and now New York, following a deal last night between the Suns and Knicks for Phoenix to move up into the first round and select Koa Peat with the 30th overall pick.
However, things could change on the second round front for the Sixers. In comments following the first round, Gansey indicated the team may be trying to acquire a selection in tonight’s second round.
Gansey said he's "going to be aggressive." Said the team has several needs and they could look to target someone in the second round. https://t.co/3nLPv6h7eT
Mike Gansey on potentially trading into tomorrow's second round: "We don't have a pick now, but [we'll discuss] where we can get in, who we want to target."
Gansey says the Sixers want to be aggressive and points out that "we have roster spots."
The Sixers currently have 11 players under contract: Joel Embiid, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Dominick Barlow, Trendon Watford, Dalen Terry, Jabari Walker, Justin Edwards, Adem Bona, and Johni Broome. Barlow, Watford, and Terry are club options, while Walker and Bona are non-guaranteed deals. Obviously, Philon will take a 12th spot when he signs a contract. Gansey also mentioned last night the team has had contact with the representatives for Kelly Oubre Jr. and Quentin Grimes, so bringing those guys back in free agency is definitely on the team’s radar. However, as Gansey said, there’s certainly room for a second-rounder to enter the mix.
Historically, teams are much more willing to move second-round picks, as those obviously don’t carry nearly the same value as first-round selections. Early indications are that nothing will be different this year.
Memphis, like the Knicks at No. 31, is actively fielding offers to move the No. 32 pick for Night 2 of the draft, per sources. So picks 31 and 32 are up for auction in trades around the NBA — with future assets being proposed. https://t.co/HUbpZCinlB
We’ll see what happens tonight, but if Gansey and the Sixers are motivated, it appears the opportunities will be there to acquire a pick in the second round. Stay tuned.
