Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has made significant improves in each of his five seasons with the team, and that appears to be the case again to start this one.
With LeBron James and Luka Doncic out, Reaves has taken over as the Lakers’ first option as has led the shorthanded team to two wins in their first three games. That included a career-high 51-point performance that he followed up with a 41-point performance.
Then on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Reaves led the team with 28 points while tying a career-high 16 assists in a 116-115 victory.