Reaves totaled 15 points (4-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-6 FT), 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals across 32 minutes during Saturday's 121-115 win over the Cavaliers.
The Lakers racked up a hearty 34 assists as a team in the victory, and Reaves led the way with 10. That was a season-high mark for the talented guard and allowed him to notch his third double-double of the campaign. Reaves is in the midst of arguably his best stretch of the season, averaging 17.0 points, 6.8 dimes, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals over his past four games.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Posts 17 points in defeat
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Reaves accumulated 17 points (7-14 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 2-3 FT), six rebounds and six assists across 31 minutes during Wednesday's 104-101 loss to the Mavericks.
Reaves finished as the Lakers' second-leading scorer in the contest, trailing only LeBron James, who scored 26 points. Reaves rounded out his versatile performance with six boards and six dimes, the latter of which was also the second-best mark on the team. The third-year guard has been very consistent of late, posting at least 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in each of his past three games. His numbers have improved since transitioning to a bench role eight contests ago, so it wouldn't be surprising for the Lakers to keep deploying him as the team's sixth man for the foreseeable future.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Strong game off bench in win
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Reaves finished Sunday's 105-104 win over the Rockets with 17 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 5-6 FT), six rebounds and six assists across 25 minutes.
Reaves has thrived since moving to the bench and posted another solid all-around performance. Aside from flirting with triple-doubles twice in the six games he's played off the bench, Reaves has scored in double digits four times in that span. He's averaging 13.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 0.3 steals per game since moving to the second unit.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Another almost triple-double
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Reaves closed with nine points (4-10 FG, 0-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 11 rebounds, eight assists and one steal over 34 minutes during Wednesday's 125-110 loss to Sacramento.
A rebound and a couple of assists were all that separated Reaves from a triple-double. The resurgent play of Cam Reddish keeps Reaves out of the starting lineup, and the team doesn't seem ready to give him the load he enjoyed during last season's playoff run. He's worked his way out of his early season slump, but it will likely take a cold streak from Reddish or Taurean Prince for Reaves to gain any traction on the depth chart.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Flirts with triple-double
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Reaves notched 16 points (5-9 FG, 4-4 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds and seven assists across 29 minutes during Tuesday's 134-107 victory over Memphis.
Reaves has been deployed off the bench for the past three games, but the move hasn't negatively affected his production. During that stretch, he's averaged 16.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game. Reaves' output Tuesday was probably a bit skewed, as he saw increased usage in the second half as the Lakers built a massive lead, but fantasy managers should still be encouraged about the third-year wing's recent production.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Coming off bench
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Reaves will come off the bench in Friday's matchup with the Suns, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Lakers are looking to shake things up and will start Cam Reddish. However, Reaves will presumably still see a similar workload off the bench. It remains to be seen if Los Angeles will stick with this starting lineup going forward.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Sniffs triple-double in loss
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Reaves closed Monday's 108-107 loss to Miami with 23 points (9-14 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 10 rebounds, nine assists and one steal across 40 minutes.
The Lakers came up short Monday and had to settle for a loss, but the defeat can't be placed on Reaves' shoulders, as he delivered his best performance of the season by a wide margin. The Oklahoma product has endured a tough start to the season, but given Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury that should make him at least questionable to face the Rockets on Wednesday, Reaves may have to handle a larger offensive role, presumably as the second option behind LeBron James.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Heats up down stretch
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Reaves produced 15 points (5-13 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals over 38 minutes during Wednesday's 130-125 overtime victory over the Clippers.
Reaves struggled for much of Wednesday's contest, but he came up big when it mattered most, tallying seven of his 15 points in overtime. The 25-year-old complemented his scoring with seven dimes, seven assists and three steals in his best overall performance of the campaign. The Lakers will hope that the strong finish to Wednesday's OT victory gets Reaves going, as he came into the contest averaging a disappointing 10.0 points on 33.3 percent shooting from the field (including 25.0 percent from deep) over the team's first four games.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Struggles with shot in loss
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Reaves had five points (1-12 FG, 1-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one steal over 28 minutes during Sunday's 132-127 overtime loss to the Kings.
Reaves posted double-digit scoring totals in his first two games of the season, but he had a massive uptick in shot volume from long range Sunday and was unable to get many attempts to fall. Despite his struggles from beyond the arc Sunday, he shot a career-high 39.8 percent from three-point range last year and will have more encouraging stat lines when he can get his shot to fall.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Goes for 14 points and eight boards
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Reaves produced 14 points (4-11 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 5-7 FT), eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 31 minutes during Tuesday's 119-107 loss to the Nuggets.
Reaves had a tough night from the field, but he still delivered a solid stat line, particularly with the eight rebounds and two steals. He's going to score in double digits on a regular basis since he will likely operate as the Lakers' third scoring option behind LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but what will truly separate him from the rest will be his ability to stuff the stat sheet in other categories outside of scoring.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: All-around performance in loss
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Reaves tallied 14 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in 23 minutes during Thursday's 123-100 preseason loss to the Suns.
Reaves played a team-high 23 minutes Thursday and tied LeBron James for the most three-pointers made with three. While the third-year guard posted impressive defensive numbers, he was the only Lakers starter to record a negative point differential (-3). Reaves is set to be Los Angeles' starting shooting guard for the 2023-24 campaign.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Starting against Suns
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Reaves is starting Thursday's preseason game against Denver, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
Reaves and LeBron James were both rested Sunday against the Bucks, but there are no injuries to report. Reaves has had a terrific preseason so far and will look to keep it going Thursday.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Won't play Sunday
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Reaves (rest) is out for Sunday's preseason game against Milwaukee, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
Reaves has looked sharp across two preseason contests thus far, racking up 34 points on 11-of-16 shooting. He's likely to suit up in Thursday's preseason finale against the Suns.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Says he'll play Friday
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Reaves (rest) said he'll play in Friday's preseason contest against the Warriors, Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports.
After starting the Lakers' preseason opener, Reaves sat out the team's second exhibition for rest purposes. However, it sounds like he'll be back in action Friday and will likely play around 20 minutes again. After a strong postseason, Reaves is expected to garner a starting role to begin the 2023-24 campaign.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Out Wednesday
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Reaves won't play in Wednesday's preseason game against the Kings, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
Reaves doesn't appear to have suffered any injury, so he is likely just sitting out alongside LeBron James (rest) and Anthony Davis (rest). Reaves' next chance to suit up will be Friday's preseason matchup with the Warriors.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Scores 18 points during start
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Reaves had 18 points (5-7 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), two rebounds and two assists across 19 minutes during Monday's 129-126 victory over the Nets.
Reaves was dialed in from beyond the arc in Vegas on Monday night, and the Lakers hope the trend will continue after they signed him to a four-year, $56 million contract in the offseason. He's expected to be a full-time starter to begin the campaign, and he'll aim to prove that last season wasn't a flash in the pan for the Oklahoma product. If he has LeBron James' confidence, he'll be a safe bet for optimal production this year.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Starting Monday
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Reaves is set to start Monday's preseason contest against the Nets, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
Reaves enters the starting lineup after resting during the Lakers' preseason opener Saturday. He will start alongside D'Angelo Russell, with Gabe Vincent heading to the bench.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Won't play in preseason opener
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Reaves won't play in Saturday's preseason game against Golden State for rest purposes, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
The Lakers have been monitoring Reaves' workload in training camp after he played for Team USA this summer at the FIBA World Cup. Although he'll be held out for the preseason opener, coach Darvin Ham said Reaves looked good in practice Friday. Reaves' next chance to make his preseason debut will be Monday against Brooklyn, but even if he's unable to suit up for that matchup, it wouldn't be surprising to see him ready to play once the regular season begins.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Will become restricted free agent
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The Lakers extended a qualifying offer to Reaves on Tuesday, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Reaves will now be a restricted free agent this offseason and will likely be one of the most coveted assets on the market. The 24-year-old guard broke out in 2022-23, averaging 13.0 points, 3.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 28.8 minutes across 64 games. Reaves played even better in the playoffs, averaging 16.9 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds on 46.4/44.3/89.5 splits across 16 appearances.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Strong performance not enough
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Reaves had 22 points (8-16 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds, five assists and one steal across 36 minutes during Thursday's 108-103 loss to the Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Reaves has finished with at least five made threes, 20 points and five assists in each of the first two games of the Western Conference Finals. Across 14 appearances this postseason, the second-year wing has averaged 16.4 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 35.7 minutes per game while shooting 43.2 percent from deep. Reaves has been the Lakers' only consistent three-point shooter in the playoffs thus far and should continue to handle increased usage while he's playing at a high level.
