Easily one of the Los Angeles Lakers ' most important questions that must be answered this upcoming season pertains to the long-term fit of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves . In all likelihood, Reaves will turn down his player option after this season and could command a contract in the ballpark of $30 to $35 million per year . Sources close to the situation say both he and the Lakers would like to continue their relationship for the foreseeable future, but doing so will only make sense if he and Doncic can prove they are a championship-caliber pairing .

To be clear and fair to Reaves, he has done everything Los Angeles has asked him to do. At any moment, he has been asked to oscillate from a primary to secondary or tertiary creator/scorer. At a few points in his career, he has bee

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