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Austin Reaves must improve key area to complement Luka — and it isn't his defense

Related Topics: Austin Reaves, Jalen Brunson

Everyone wants to discuss how Austin Reaves must improve his defense to find success next to Luka Doncic. That is not an unfair ask. However, it will be just as important to see Reaves master his catch-and-shoot ability to thrive alongside the Los Angeles Lakers superstar.

Jovan Buha pointed out how important it will be to bolster this area of Reaves' offensive arsenal on a recent episode of his podcast. The Lakers reporter even had examples to prove why this will be the case.

Buha said, "[Jalen] Brunson during the conference finals run, Kyrie [Irving] the finals run, they both shot 40-plus percent on catch-and-shoot threes.