According to The Athletic's Jovan Buha Lakers wanted Kyrie but they didnt want him on a four-year deal They only offered 2 years but Kyrie wanted 4 They also did not want to include Austin Reaves or Max Christie if Kyrie did not agree to sign the two-year deal

Draymond says he was surprised at the Reaves contract I didn't expect the Lakers to go so high On a team where you had Austin Luka and LeBron the team didn't fare as well as one would hope I thought Lakers would stand pat and negotiate it down Austin had some struggles in the playoffs

Windhorst 2 days ago the Lakers and Austin Reaves' camp were pretty far apart in their discussions about where his contract would land Then the Lakers yesterday pivoted increasing their offer somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 per season

Charania I'm told over the last 24-48 hours the Lakers came to the understanding that Austin Reaves had multiple max contracts available to him in free agency The Detroit Pistons were coming aggressively for him So that's why today the Lakers stepped up to give him this deal

Colin Cowherd Lakers didnt want to re-sign LeBron They really didnt I trust my sources Lakers didn't want to be bullies and say LeBron get out of here They didnt want to alienate Rich Paul who could have great players we want to sign Let's let Rich Paul and LeBron win the PR game today

DLLS Mavs Marc Stein Detroit needs a shooter Detroit is one of the teams that has inquired about Kyrie but the Mavericks have put the message out there that Kyrie is not available So the Pistons are looking at other options Tyler Herro Coby White Isaiah Joe

Charania The Golden State Warriors had the opportunity to acquire Jaylen Brown at the trade deadline for four first-round picks but the Warriors decided against it Golden State also had an opportunity to trade for Anthony Davis which wouldve given them a better chance at signing LeBron James