Lakers would prefer not to trade Austin Reaves
The Lakers would also prefer to keep Austin Reaves, according to team and league sources. They previously refrained from including him in trade talks for Murray at the 2024 trade deadline and Kyrie Irving at the 2023 trade deadline. Reaves’ playoff performances in 2023 and 2024 have affirmed his fit around James and Davis.Source: New York Times
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Evan Sidery @esidery
The Lakers would prefer to keep Austin Reaves long-term instead of using him in a trade, per @jovanbuha (nytimes.com/athletic/55281…).
Los Angeles refused to include Reaves in a deal for Dejounte Murray, and they will likely hold the same stance again this offseason.
Reaves is pic.twitter.com/wMoCmiH4xU – 1:23 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Meet Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard on @Stadium: “There was never any jersey or trophy hanging in the house. (My parents) didn’t want to be known as basketball players.”
On facing Bronny/Rob Dillingham in AAU, CP3/Book/Curry/Kobe as models, 42-inch vertical, Austin Reaves comparison: pic.twitter.com/jbM3V4EeIF – 12:57 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Tuesday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! We take your mailbag questions about Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss, Austin Reaves, the Lakers’ future and more. Plus, a celebration of Bill Walton! @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mai… – 12:34 PM
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NBA players love golf. A few, like Stephen Curry — who won the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe last summer with an eagle putt on the final hole — like to play competitively. Lakers’ guard Austin Reaves tried to take that to another level and qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour’s Visit Knoxville Open. He played in a qualifying event on Monday but didn’t make the event — by 11 strokes. Reaves shot a respectable 76 (+6), but much like in basketball, the jump from “he’s good at this” to professional is massive. -via NBC Sports / May 21, 2024
Lakers guard Austin Reaves failed to qualify for a Korn Ferry Tour event Monday in Knoxville, Tenn., shooting six-over-par 76 at Willow Creek Country Club. -via Los Angeles Times / May 20, 2024
The Lakers’ best offer in any blockbuster trade looks somewhat similar, with the team able to offer their first-round pick in the year’s draft — No. 17 — in addition to first-round picks in 2029 and 2031. Their best young player, Austin Reaves, is still regarded highly within the organization on two fronts — as a prospect for their future and a player on a team-friendly contract. The team’s willingness to push all in on Mitchell or any other player is still unclear. -via Los Angeles Times / May 16, 2024
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