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Pete and Darius discuss the future of Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura in relation to the Lakers' offseason priorities.

Pete and Darius continue their examination of the Lakers offseason priorities by discussing Austin Reaves’ and Rui Hachimura’s pending free agencies, whether both should be back, what their future salaries might be, and how the Lakers’ performance in the playoffs combined with the conference and NBA Finals impact the viability of building a contending roster around Luka with both Austin and Rui. . Join Pete on Offside! https://www.offside.gg/beta LFR Store: https://cottonbureau.com/people/laker-film-room-podcast-store Pete’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroom Pete’s Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroom Pete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoom For Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: Pete Zayas

Guest: Darius

Topics covered

• Lakers offseason
• free agency
• player salaries
• playoff performance
• contending roster

Keywords

• Austin Reaves
• Rui Hachimura
• Lakers
• free agency
• NBA playoffs
• contending roster
• Luka

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Organizations: Lakers, Luka

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