The Los Angeles Lakers were swept in the Western Conference Finals, but there’s a multitude of reasons for fans to be excited about the future. While the excitement hangs in the balance as LeBron James mulls his basketball future — or establishes even more leverage on the front office — the Lakers have found legitimate building blocks that might persuade James to run it back with the purple and gold.
Look no further than Austin Reaves, who logged the third most minutes of any player in the Association from March 20 onward.
Reaves is a restricted free agent this summer, and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski understands the Lakers will do whatever it takes to keep him.