New Delhi, July 14 -- LOS ANGELES - Austin Reaves left five million dollars on the table. That was his answer to where he wanted to be.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced a four-year, $180 million contract extension with the guard Sunday, making him the highest-paid undrafted player in NBA history by a significant margin. He had been expected to command closer to $185 million after a season in which his value to the franchise was undeniable. He accepted less, voluntarily, providing the team room to carry the non-taxpayer mid-level exception into future free agency periods, Yahoo Sports reported. The adjustment, roughly $1.25 million per season across the contract's four years, was modest in absolute terms. In the language of how NBA labor ...