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The Lakers Have Good (and Bad) Reasons to Not Trade Austin Reaves. Plus, Jakob Poeltl a Center Target?
The Austin Reaves Conversation is definitely a real thing. In his Thursday newsletter, Dan Woike of the LA Times relays how the Lakers are looking at things. First things first, Reaves is not untouchable. But to move him, the Lakers (quite rightly) will want a foundational piece in return, not some rental or a transitional player. Reaves is a very good player, and they'd need a very good player in return. That's how it should be.On the other hand, the Lakers are also (and this isn't new) very attached to Reaves, in part because they value his story. He's one of their guys, signed, developed…
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