The Los Angeles Lakers have been a completely different team ever since settling on the starting lineup featuring D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But that lineup has forced a bit of a role change for Reaves, especially defensively.
Reaves has taken on the task of defending the opposing team’s best guard, which sees him having to chase around the likes of Stephen Curry, De’Aaron Fox and Damian Lillard, amongst others. But despite the increased defensive responsibility, Reaves is also one of the team’s best creators on offense.
It is a lot to put on Reaves and a workload that can wear down many. As such, Reaves is making sure he is doing everything he can off the court to keep his body feeling good and fighting off fatigue, via Spectrum SportsNet:
