On the stage of the recent men's basketball World Cup warm-up match, the US men's basketball team defeated the German men's basketball team 99-91 to end the pre-World Cup warm-up game with a five-game winning record. In this round, there is no doubt that the Lakers' young player Li Foss is definitely one of the brightest players.
A Lakers blogger summarized the average data of American men's basketball player and Lakers guard Austin Rivers in 5 warm-up games: 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 60.6% shooting, 57.1% three-point shooting, and 16.8 minutes per game.
At the same time, TA reporter buha reported on the before and after Reeves' contract extension, making people suddenly realize how wise and bloody the Lakers' previous contract extension for Rivers was.
According to Buha, the Spurs had considered offering Reeves for two contracts, one for $100 million for four years and the other for $60 million for three years. In both cases, if the Lakers match the offer, Rivers' salary would skyrocket in the last two years in Los Angeles due to the rules of Arenas' terms.
Ultimately, the Lakers insisted on matching any offer from Reeves, scaring off the Spurs and all the other suitors with potential salary space.
However, just after the contract extension, Lakers rising star Austin Rivers seemed to be a little floaty in an interview, and boldly commented on the news about James.
Speaking about James' best news in history, Rivers said: "In my eyes as a teammate, even though I'm a Kobe supporter, I still think James is the greatest player of all time. But Jordan has always been a GOAT, and this will never change and cannot be questioned. Even LeBron can't compare with Jordan's greatness, I think that's basically everyone's consensus. Of course, James's greatness cannot be questioned.
According to previous reports, Reeves signed a 4-year, $56 million contract extension with the Lakers this offseason. In the 2022-23 regular season, Reeves averaged 28.8 minutes per game, scoring 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Judging from this signing, the Lakers' choice is indeed wise, but it seems that Rivers' unscrupulous statement may trigger contradictions within the team in the new season. After all, James is still one of the core players of this Lakers team.
I wonder what golfers think about this?