Austin Reaves’ five seasons with the Lakers have put him in a great position this offseason, as he’s set to become an unrestricted free agent.
Reaves has improved every season, and despite missing much of the Lakers’ 2025-26 campaign with injuries, he’s still going to get a bag from some team this summer.
It appears that at least one team is making its interest extremely evident. Dan Woike of The Athletic published a June 12 article that the Nets are preparing to offer Reaves a four-year, $179 million contract once free agency begins.
While Reaves is worth whatever amount of money a team is willing to pay him, the fact that Brooklyn is willing to offer $179 million is staggering and will make it difficult for the Lakers to match that and entice Reaves to stay.
Then again, the lifestyle that living in Los Angeles affords seems to be appreciated by Reaves and his longtime girlfriend, Jenna Barber.
These two have been together since 2014, as they met in high school in Newark, Ark. And the two are still going strong, evidenced by the many social media posts that Barber makes of her and Reaves.
One example of this was June 11, shortly before the report about the Nets’ free agency interest surfaced.
Barber posted a photo and a video of she and Reaves holding hands with a girl, who would seemingly be one of their nieces. The happy couple and the girl enjoyed their wholesome stroll.
Perhaps a ring awaits Barber, given that she has been with Reaves for over a decade. And perhaps a ring awaits Reaves if he re-signs with the Lakers in free agency.
