Austin Reaves’ rise has come with him being a bit of a jack of all trades on the court. Whatever the Lakers have needed over the last two seasons, Reaves has largely stepped up to the task of filling that hole.
But now that he’s no longer an unknown and has cemented himself as a legitimate player, Reaves is focused on playing to his strengths. In college and across his basketball career pre-dating the NBA, Reaves was an on-ball player that excelled as a playmaker and shot creator.
As his time with the Lakers has progressed, Reaves has shown more and more of that skill set, particularly late in the regular season this year when LeBron James went down.