The Los Angeles Lakers are not looking to move Austin Reaves, and Austin Reaves is not looking for the exit. That is the takeaway from NBA insider Jake Fischer, and it cuts through a lot of the noise surrounding the team right now.
With trade rumors resurfacing, including speculation about LeBron James, Fischer made it clear that Reaves is not part of those conversations in any meaningful way.
Jake Fischer explains why Reaves is staying put in Los Angeles
As he put it on Bleacher Report, “I’d say the overwhelming consensus remains that Reaves is going to want to stick around in LA and vice versa that the Lakers are going to want to keep their undrafted guard that they discovered and developed and turned into a borderline all-star and one of the best bucket getters in the league right now.