Lakers need to pay Austin Reaves whatever he wants. Here’s why

The biggest question of the Lakers’ offseason, at least from a pure monetary standpoint, is how much money are they willing to pay Austin Reaves?Not how the rest of the team’s internal organizational restructuring will pan out.Austin Reaves will decline his $14.9 million player option and become an unrestricted free agent.NBAE via Getty ImagesNot even whether LeBron James will return for a 24th NBA season, and whether he’ll play for the Lakers for a ninth season — a decis