In the exhibition games and the opener of FIBA World Cup play, Austin Reaves has far more than proved that deserved his spot on Team USA this summer. In fact, in USA’s opener for the competition, he was perhaps the best player against New Zealand.
But basically nobody expected him to be part of this roster heading into the summer. And that includes Reaves himself.
Back in the spring, Reaves had entered his offseason ready to focus on free agency and golf. It was when he was doing the latter he received a text from his agent, as told by Khobi Price of the OC Register.