Everyone loves a good deal. The entire Black Friday concept operates on the idea that it's easier to separate holiday shoppers from their money if they're getting a little bit more bang for their buck.
What follows here is a list of NBA players, in no particular order, who are outperforming contracts that are reasonable or, in some cases, downright cheap. (We've excluded rookies from the exercise.) Some are locked up for longer than others, but all of them represent great values.
1. Austin Reaves (2025-26 salary: $13.9 million)
This is the last season Reaves will appear on a list of this sort. He has a player option for next season at $14.8 million that he will decline the very instant his agent can do so. The Lakers offered him an extension last summer that would have paid him

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