As the offseason approaches, more and more players' contract renewal issues emerge, among which the Los Angeles Lakers' player renewal has attracted much attention. Before the trade deadline, the Lakers introduced many new teammates, and the team's record has been improved to a certain extent. As a result, the value of players has also risen, such as Reeves, Vanderbilt, Beasley, all of whom have a chance to get a fat contract in the offseason. Today we want to talk about Lakers guard Beasley, his contract extension has been exposed, the contract amount is considered to be premium, and the US media said that this contract is more suitable for Reeves.
Beasley is under a $13.32 million contract this season and $16.5 million next season as a team option. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, if the Lakers execute Beasley's contract, he will be eligible for an early contract extension, and because he is a veteran player, he can get a four-year contract extension of up to $104 million. In this regard, the outside world is mixed, believing that Beasley if he gets this top salary contract purely thanks to the terms of the alliance, which is a premium contract compared to him. Some US media even said that the four-year, $104 million contract extension is more suitable for Austin Reeves, who plays a greater role.
After joining the Lakers, Beasley seemed a little unconvinced and his performance became very unstable. In 23.7 minutes of playing time per game, he averaged only 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game. As a shooter, Beasley shot just 35.1 percent from three-point range. Of course, this has something to do with Beasley's reduced playing time and his chemistry with his new teammates. Based on this performance, a contract with an average annual value of $17 million is more suitable.
As Warriors veteran Green said, the new collective bargaining agreement could land some role players on top-salary or super-max contracts, and team owners may end up complaining that they have to pay $200 million for someone who is worth only $80 million.