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Austin Reaves wants to ‘run it back’ with Lakers, LeBron James

Nypost · · 517 words · By Khobi Price
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“Reaves will become a free agent this summer once he declines his $14.9 million player option for 2026-27.”
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Two independent reports from Nypost confirm that Reaves has a $14.9 million player option for 2026-27 and is expected to decline it to become an unrestricted free agent.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Reaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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“He’ll be eligible to sign a maximum five-year contract worth $241 million with the Lakers or a four-year, $178 million deal with another team.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Nypost, ESPN, and other web search results, confirm the specific contract figures: $241 million for five years with the Lakers or $178.5 million for four years with another team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 77th season of the franchise, its 76th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 64th season in Los Angeles, and its 25th season playing ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Reaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers
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“Rob Pelinka, Lakers president of basketball operations/general manager”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Rob Pelinka is the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. formerly known as the Detroit Gems from 1947 to 1948 and the Minneapolis Lakers from 1948 to 1960.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Todd Pelinka Jr. (born December 23, 1969) is an American basketball executive, lawyer, sports agent, and former college basketball player. He is currently the president of basketball operations…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing ho…
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“The 27-year-old Reaves is coming off averaging a career-high 23.2 points (49% shooting, 36% on 3-pointers), 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals during the 2025-26 regular season.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Austin, Texas, and general Wikipedia entries for Austin Reaves and the 2026 playoffs, but no source provides the specific 2025-26 regular season statistics (23.2 ppg, 5.5 apg, etc.) mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Reaves
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“He averaged 20 points, 5.8 assists and four rebounds in six of the Lakers’ 10 playoff games after returning from a strained left oblique that sidelined him for the final five games of the regular season and first four playoff games.”
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While one web search result mentions Reaves was expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to an oblique injury and played in Game 1 against the Thunder, there is no evidence provided that confirms the specific averages (20 points, 5.8 assists, 4 rebounds) over six playoff games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Reaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Cook Out 200 was an ARCA Menards Series East race held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps on the 0.363 miles (0.584 km)…
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“LeBron James, who’ll also be an unrestricted free agent this offseason”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm LeBron James' free agency status for the 2026 offseason.
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“record-extending 24th NBA season”
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An ESPN report explicitly mentions Rob Pelinka discussing LeBron James extending his career to a 24th season next year.
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web search NEUTRAL — For his 18th birthday, James skirted state amateur bylaws by accepting a Hummer H2 as a gift from his mother, who had secured a loan for the vehicle by utilizing James' future earning power as an NBA …
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web search NEUTRAL — - If LeBron James decides he wants to extend his career to a 24th season next year, the Los Angeles Lakers would love to have him back, Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of LeBron James. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.LeBron James has averaged at least 25 poi…
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“the Lakers’ 2025-26 season ended with the four-game sweep by the Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the Western Conference semifinals, with the final game ending 115-110.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals. Here are three things to know.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oklahoma City Thunder vs. LA Lakers Game 4 highlights. alt. Final: Thunder outlast Lakers 115-110 to finish off sweep. What. A. Game. The Lakers and Thunder battled by every definition of the word thr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are heading to the Western Conference finals after completing a dominant playoff sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a dramatic 115 to 110 win in Game 4 on Monday night. Gil…
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