Austin Reaves is one of the best players on the Los Angeles Lakers.
He finished this past season with averages of 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 46.0% from the field and 37.7% from the three-point range in 73 games.
At just 26 (on an affordable contract), Reaves is one of the best trade assets on the Lakers.
According to Bill Simmons, the former Oklahoma Star will be traded this summer.
He was speaking about how the Mavs did not get Reaves in the Luka Doncic trade.
Simmons: “When Reaves gets traded this summer, and he will get traded, and the stuff that they get back for him is going to make it seem even worse that they didn’t get him in the trade.”
Reaves went undrafted in 2021.
He has spent each of his first four seasons playing for the Lakers.
His career averages are 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 37.0% from the three-point range in 280 games.
During the 2023 season, Reaves helped the Lakers reach the Western Conference finals.
The Lakers finished the 2024-25 regular season as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 50-32 record.
They lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in five games).
