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All right, so NBA Free Agency, it begins on Thursday.

And some people are excited about it.

Some people, not huge NBA fans, not excited about it.

But I feel like this is an interesting debate over here.

So I ran across a story about the Lakers Austin Reeves.

And it got me thinking because I start reading this thing and it says the Los Angeles

Lakers reportedly have no plans to lose Austin Reeves this offseason, even if it costs them a significant amount

of money.

Now, according to NBA reporter Mark Stein, the Lakers are, quote, they are a lock to match

any offer on Reeves, end quote.

Okay, they are a lock.

Now, the estimates are about $100 million over four years.

He's a restricted free agent this Austin Reeves.

And we could see him sign a maximum offer sheet somewhere else the Lakers are expected

to match whatever it is so the Lakers are in the Austin Reeves business over here now what

caught my attention the most here was the $100 million and my mind was just sifting through debris and like, why was that sound so familiar?

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