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Why Losing Reaves (Probably) for the Playoffs Complicates the Offseason
In a perfect world, the Lakers would have had a chance to watch Luka Donćić and Austin Reaves work as the primary engines of a playoff offense before making big roster moves this summer.
In a less perfect but still informative world, the Lakers would have watched Reaves lead the charge while Luka was hurt, and get more information about how he would respond to last season's disappointing playoffs and show he's worth $35 to $40 mil.
In the world the Lakers actually get, neither of those things happen.
So now the Lakers have to enter this critical offseason with far less data, and additional…
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