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Lakers pulled out all the stops at their practice facility shortly after the NBA Finals, per Shams, playing Reaves' favorite country songs and gifting personalized AR-initialed pillows to everyone in the room. Reaves signed a four-year, $185 million max deal, the richest contract in NBA history for an undrafted player, fending off the Detroit Pistons.

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