Austin Reaves signed a four-year, $54 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, which was the maximum they could offer, but a rival team could have signed him to a larger contract worth up to $100 million. The San Antonio Spurs, who entered free agency with ample cap space to sign Reaves, reportedly considered pursuing him. The Lakers could have matched under that scenario, but it would have been punitive in Years 3 and 4.

"I think the Reaves' contract has the chance to be one of the best contracts in the league from a team perspective," said Zach Lowe on his podcast. "The Lakers got very, very lucky that nobody made them pay through the nose.

"And I know San Antonio was going back and forth on it. And just for whatever reason didn't do it. And that's a steal."