The Los Angeles Lakers have extended qualifying offers to guard Austin Reaves and forward Rui Hachimura, the team announced Tuesday.
As a result of the offers, Hachimura and Reaves become restricted free agents.
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In the 2022-23 campaign, Reaves appeared in 64 games for the Lakers, averaging 13 points, three rebounds and 3.4 assists in 28.8 minutes.
Reaves joined Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard as the only players in the league to shoot at least 50 per cent from the field, 39 per cent from three-point range and 85 per cent from the free-throw line (min. 200 FTM).
After joining the Lakers via trade from the Washington Wizards on Jan. 23, Hachimura appeared in 33 games and averaged 9.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in 22.4 minutes per contest to end the 2022-23 regular season.
During the 2023 NBA Playoffs with the purple and gold, Hachimura averaged 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 16 games, shooting 55.7 per cent from the field and 48.7 per cent from three-point range, good for the sixth-best mark in the playoffs.
The NBA’s free agency negotiating period begins Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
