#15 Austin Reaves

Realistic Offseason — 49,500,000 Luka Doncic 12,428,571 Jarred Vanderbilt 8,104,000 Deandre Ayton 6,000,000 Jake LaRavia 4,201,080 Dalton Knecht 2,296,271 Bronny James 2,150,917 Adou Thiero 6,800,000 Incomplete Roster Charge (1.36 x 5) \- Payroll: 91,480,839 Cap Hold: 20,906,361 Austin Reaves Total: 112,387,200 Salary Cap: 165,000,000 Cap Space: 52,612,800 \- Signing: 25,000,000 LeBron James (27,612,800) 15,000,000 Marcus Smart (12,612,800) 12,600,000 Luke Kennard 9,425,000 Rui Hachimura (Room Exce

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (62-16) demolish the South Bay Lakers (50-28), 123-87. — || |:-:| |[](/OKC) **123 - 85** [](/LAL)| |**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/OKC-vs-LAL-0022501155/box-score) - [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**| || |:-:| | | |**GAME SUMMARY**| |**Location:** Crypto.com Arena| |**Officials:** Pat Fraher, Justin Van Duyne, and Ashley Moyer-Gleich| |**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**| |:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Oklahoma City Thunder|34|31|28|30|123| |Los Angeles Lakers|27|20|15|23|85| || |:-:| | | |**TEAM ST

[MacMahon] Mavericks dispute Redick's claim that they examined the wrong part of Austin Reaves' body when he received an MRI. — The Dallas Mavericks disputed Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick's claim that their medical team examined the wrong part of Austin Reaves' body when the Lakers guard received an MRI by the Mavs' staff over the weekend. "Our medical team followed standard imaging protocols based on the information provided at the time," the Mavericks said in a statement first issued to DLLS Sports on Tuesday and later provided to ESPN. "There was no error in the scan performed." Redick, following the Lakers' pr

[McMenamin] On Saturday, after Luka Doncic’s diagnosis, but before the extent of Austin Reaves’ oblique injury was known, JJ Redick said that the Lakers’ focus was to finish as the No. 3 seed. Tonight, after Reaves’ Grade 2 status and the Dallas loss, Redick said “seeding is out the window.” — Mcmenamin: On Saturday, after Luka Doncic’s diagnosis, but before the extent of Austin Reaves’ oblique injury was known, JJ Redick said that the Lakers’ focus was to finish as the No. 3 seed. Tonight, after Reaves’ Grade 2 status and the Dallas loss, Redick said “seeding is out the window.” Source: https://www.threads.com/@davemcten/post/DW2grZkmn7l?xmt=AQF07D1JWKEvqCtJfluSsPgTDEDqUbA2LSx8kl-t2WaDcl5rdJuZf2PedYlpb\_u1-qT3694&slof=1

[Clark] The Dallas Mavericks said they committed “no error” in response to Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick’s claim that the Mavericks scanned the “wrong area” of guard Austin Reaves’ body. — Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7179502/2026/04/07/austin-reaves-mri-mavericks-no-error/?source=user\_shared\_article The Dallas Mavericks said they committed “no error” in response to Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick’s claim that the Mavericks scanned the “wrong area” of guard Austin Reaves’ body. “I don’t know where the chain of command lies with Dallas imaging, but uh, they scanned the wrong area,” Redick said Saturday. “Not on our end. We made it explicit what was supposed to be

Will Bronny James start for the Lakers? How Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic injuries impacts LeBron James’ son’s playing time — https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/will-bronny-james-start-lakers-austin-reaves-luka-doncic-injuries/950ca8d5bb0d755303f0b70e Will Bronny James start for the Lakers after the injuries?

We Beat the Predictions. That’s Exactly Why We Should Not Rush Injuries — I know, TL/DR, but I did put a little time into my "sports writer/op-ed" thoughts just to get them out. The Lakers season is already a great success, and likely as much of the success we will get, and Im posting as a lakers "rings or nothing" guy, so if playoffs exits are still wins, you wont like this. (and I'm posting this as a guy that benefits from playoff games with season tickets because if they do play and get out of the first round, i get to see more games or even sell a few pairs

[Panerio] Cowherd: "Lakers are a sports car, and their answer for everything is more power. Handling—don’t worry about it. Aerodynamics—somebody else’s problem. Braking, tires—eh, somebody else can worry about it. Let’s give us more horsepower... And that’s been Rob Pelinka’s answer to everything.” — ​ “This was the inevitable conclusion,” Colin stressed. “JJ Redick inherited a completely lopsided roster. He should be up for Coach of the Year. They have no bench. They can’t shoot threes. They can’t rebound. They’ve got no rim protector. They lack ‘3-and-D’ guys in a ‘3-and-D’ league,” the veteran pundit added. For context, Luka played 35.8 minutes a game, which actually isn’t outrageous for a player of his caliber. However, his usage rate of 38.6—which is a career-high—essentially

“Luka and Reaves are injured. Luka is out, it’s trending he’s going to be out a lot longer than Austin Reaves” - Rich Paul via Game Over Podcast — Rich Paul said on Game Over that Luka’s injury is trending toward a much longer absence than Reaves. Reaves has a Grade 2 oblique strain. The reported timeline is 4-6 weeks but there’s reason to think he could beat that. Oblique strains hurt like hell and affect every rotational movement, but they don’t carry the same reinjury baggage as soft tissue leg injuries. They’re more straightforward to rehab and they rarely become recurring issues. If everything goes clean he could realistically be bac

What were the most injury ridden playoffs in recent memory? — This year we will be going into the play-in/playoffs without Jimmy Butler, Luka, Austin Reaves, Cade (maybe), FVV, Steven Adams, Bradley Beal (lol), Dame and Shaedon Sharpe. Definitely a bummer for many teams (and borderline catastrophic for the lakers) but i'm sure there have been playoffs with a lot more stars sidelined, what were some of those cases? (Didn't include teams that tanked because of unavailable stars like the pacers)

[Injury Report] RIP LEBRON

People need to show more patience with Bronny and Adou. — Amongst the ongoing discussions regarding improving the Lakers' roster, someone always points towards the top teams and how rotation players are often drafted and developed, which makes trades necessary only for stars/vacant spots that drafting or trading couldn't solve. Well, we have two 21 year olds in Bronny and Adou, and LeBron haters notwithstanding, both can become valuable rotation pieces IF the Lakers properly develop them. The average age of consolidation for bench/rotation players is

Lets dream for a moment. Walk with me. — We get the 3rd seed over the nuggets to end the regular season (possible) Therefore we play the injured Timberwolves in the first round (winnable) Second round we play Spurs with Luka making a return (inexperienced young team, very hard but winnable with Luka) We play the western conference finals with Austin Reaves returning (You never know what could have happened by this point. OKC could have got knocked off, whoever we're facing might be suffering injuries by this point) Finals vs whoev

[Woike] JJ Redick on Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves’ injury: “Both were medically cleared… we talked at halftime and the group wanted to go for it in the second half… there was nothing suggesting either was ‘running hot’”

What are your expectations for this alternate 2025-26 roster if the Luka never gets traded here (let's say that they still did their offseason moves and they stay relatively healthy). — \*The first column would be the starters, second column would be the backups, and the third column would be the 3rd-stringers. Would this team with Anthony Davis having a center, Austin Reaves' all-star jump, Max Christie and Jaxson Hayes growing into reliable bench pieces, and some trade deadline moves like going for a reliable, backup ball handler make a deep run in the playoffs?

Dr. Evan Jeffries on Luka and Austin's injuries

Austin Discount? — Bear with me, I’m digging for silver linings in this death spiral that has been the last few days… In the now 100% reality that Austin Reaves won’t play again this season, does his two significant injury / half season missed / relatively poor second half vs. blazing first half mean a better price tag on him? Any guesses on what he winds up costing us to keep this offseason? I still think Utah makes him an offer, possibly even an unserious one to force our hand (Danny Ainge will always go out

Need DK and Rui to go off

Adam Silver should let Lebron juice up for only the 1st round of the playoffs — I mean, we lose Luka D Doncic and Austin Reaves, and marcus smart is a little on the fence, it is only fair to let Lebron take that shit so he can get some help no?

Laker faithful!! We going thru it.

Lakers Injury Report For April 5th against Dallas

Highest highs and lowest lows — Have been for naught. Losing our two cogs in the machine just as the playoffs are about to begin might be the worst luck I’ve ever experienced as a fan of a sports team. All of our guys hard work to get and the maintain the 3rd seed these last few weeks just for it to be meaningless is so cruel. Now we’re going into the offseason with the same questions as last year in regard to Austin being worth the money he’s going to command and how to properly build around Luka and Reaves. I feel bad for Le

Guys Austin reaves and Luka are out — What the fuck are we gonna do? Lukas out due to hamstring isssue then Austin reaves. So our best two guys are out because it fucking injury. Do you actually think that a 41 year old lebron can carry this team, maintain it as the third seed and help win a playoff series? Or do you think our season is over, LeBron will be bounced in the first round and the lakers are cured right now

Austin Reaves’ Final 2025-26 Season Stats: 23.3/4.7/5.5 on 64% TS — Austin had a career year and towards the end of the season it seemed like the chemistry between him, Luka, and Bron was coming together. How much money should the Lakers give him?

[Murray] Marcus Smart remains out. Hasn't played in two weeks due to right ankle contusion. Jarred Vanderbilt is also questionable for Sunday at Dallas due to right calf soreness In addition to Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) dealing with Grade 2 strains

Bro, what the hell is this injury report, what do you mean we can lose Vando as well...

JJ Redick on Austin Reaves' MRI: "The second [MRI] was today. Again, I don't know where the chain of command lies with Dallas imaging, but uh they scanned the wrong area. Not on our end. We made it explicit what was supposed to be scanned but they scanned the wrong area."

41 year old Lebron James will be the Lakers number one option in the postseason — With both Luka and Austin reaves injuries, Lebron James will be the first option in the postseason against most likely the Timberwolves or Rockets. Bronny James will also most likely be the starting pg or at least be getting 20 minutes of playing time. Rui Hachimura or Deandre Ayton will then be the second option most likely

[Charania] Lakers' Austin Reaves is expected to miss four to six weeks with the Grade 2 oblique injury, sources tell ESPN. Devastating run of injuries to L.A.'s two leading scorers. Reaves and Luka Doncic are expected to be sidelined to begin the NBA playoffs. — https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/73be67b560633 Lakers' Austin Reaves is expected to miss four to six weeks with the Grade 2 oblique injury, sources tell ESPN. Devastating run of injuries to L.A.'s two leading scorers. Reaves and Luka Doncic are expected to be sidelined to begin the NBA playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and is out for the remainder of the regular season.

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and is out for the remainder of the regular season. — Shams Charania: Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and is out for the remainder of the regular season. https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/73be67b560633

JJ Redick on Austin Reaves' MRI: "The second [MRI] was today. Again, I don't know where the chain of command lies with Dallas imaging, but uh they scanned the wrong area. Not on our end. We made it explicit what was supposed to be scanned but they scanned the wrong area."

[McMenamin] JJ Redick says Austin Reaves had multiple MRI exams on his left side/ribs in Dallas. His status for Sunday in Dallas is TBD, per the Lakers. Marcus Smart also remains TBD, per the team. — [McMenamin] JJ Redick says Austin Reaves had multiple MRI exams on his left side/ribs in Dallas. His status for Sunday in Dallas is TBD, per the Lakers. Marcus Smart also remains TBD, per the team. ------ [McMenamin] JJ Redick says Austin Reaves had multiple MRI exams on his left side/ribs in Dallas. His status for Sunday in Dallas is TBD, per the Lakers. Marcus Smart also remains TBD, per the team. ------ Source: [Dave McMenamin](https://i.imgur.com/pnyglZc.png)

Pray for Saint Luka

Can Lakers win 1st round without Luka? KG has some thoughts: “We’re not talking about the intangibles that LeBron comes with… I’ve seen the man turn it on and take it to another level, seen him control the game… When Bron hit that button, you really got to be on your s—t, bro… I Like the Lakers.” — > When fans talk about the Los Angeles Lakers, the conversation usually circles back to how far the team can go depending on what Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves can deliver. That storyline has followed them all year, but Kevin Garnett stepped in to remind the league that overlooking LeBron James because of his age is a huge mistake. > Opponents may be getting comfortable thinking the Lakers live or die by their young backcourt stars. As a result, KG highlighted LBJ’s ability to flip a game on i

We still have this demon on our team — I’ve seen the script and LeBron Raymone James Sr. and Austin Tyler Reaves will carry us to the promised land 😤 (Dooming is easy but being delusional is easier)

What we need — With Luka’s injury. Majority would say we need Austin Reaves to show some max worthy performance in the playoffs. But i think what we really need is the 2018 Lebron shooting. When we got that version in the playoffs EFFICIENT three point, mid range, fade away. We got a chance to go deeper.

Remember the Lakers in 2025 without Luka and AD? — I remember LeBron James even won Player of the Month Award when he carried the Lakers to so many wins along with Austin Reaves. The entire team was balling. This was before and around the time we traded for Luka. Hopefully we can go on that type of a run this year...

Lebron as a first option? — am i wrong for having some doubt in austin reaves being a furst option in these last couple of games and potentially the first round of the playoffs depending on how bad luka's injury is? austin's been good but sometimes inconsistent, those early turnovers is what killed us and it looked like everyone but lebron just got scared, i dont know why but austin alway's is cold in the first half of games, am i coping thinking lebron could return to being a first option and basically returning back to h

Cap experts can you explain how much cap space will we have next season? I know that Austin reaves will have a 20m cap hold. So if we don’t re-sign Rui Kleber and keep Kennard at a similar contract will we have around 70m in cap space?

3 GOOD/1 REALLY BAD/1 BIG WTF for 4/2/26 vs Thunder — When I started this post series I said that no matter how bad the loss, I would try and find some good in how the Lakers played, and I'm sticking to that. There really isn't much to analyze here but here are my thoughts anyway. **GOOD** **Free throw shooting -** one of the few ways to offset OKC's frantic pace and physical defense is to get to the foul line and the Lakers were trying to do that in the early 2nd to get back in the game. Lakers were +11 at the FT line and took double the attem

Austin Reaves on OKC: "They beat the shit out of us. They're the defending champs"

[Injury] Thunder fans question Luka’s injury status, repeatedly telling an angry Austin Reaves, “He’s not even hurt.”

[Highlights] All the possessions in the 1st quarter - Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers - 4/2/26. NBC commentary. — The Lakers getting decimated, Austin Reaves getting injured, and first signs of Luka Doncic injury appear Lakers had 8 turnovers while shooting 33.3% from the field and 33.3% from 3, while the Thunder shot 63.0% from the field and 63.6% from 3 (Lu Dort 4/4 from 3) Thunder won it 44-21. [HD version via Reddit (Thunder's subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/Thunder/comments/1sb9mdx/all_the_possessions_in_the_1st_quarter_oklahoma/) [HD version via YouTube](https://youtu.be/cakiYU4q_m0)

[Royer] JJ Redick on Austin Reaves’ injury vs Thunder: “He was in a weird position stretching for a loose ball… felt something in his back, between the ribs… but he was able to play through it”

Thunder fan talking trash to Luka Doncic while he's hurt and Austin Reaves comes to his defense

Austin Reaves extension contract is the most obvious sign-and-trade tool ever, possibly for Giannis — Lackluster athleticism, no D and a reliant on baiting fouls. Austin Reaves is the perfect candidate for a playoff dropper, and we all saw how hard he got exposed last year. Despite the loves, it is of Lakers best interest to trade him when his values are somewhat this post-season, because this backcourt will never work.

[Highlights] Luka Doncic misses the 3, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the beautiful euro step and finish on Austin Reaves, and then the assist to Chet Holmgren for the floater, and Lu Dort hits the 3 after the Lakers 8th turnover in the 1st quarter. Thunder up 16.

Austin Reaves to Luka after he blasted “Texas” during the interview: “You only like it because it says your name”

Players With The Biggest PPG Decreases After The All-Star Break In The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season (Min. 10 GP Post AS) — 1. Cam Thomas — 15.7 → 9.5 (**-6.2**) 2. Julius Randle — 22.3 → 17.0 (**-5.3**) 3. Deni Avdija — 25.2 → 19.9 (**-5.3**) 4. Donovan Mitchell — 29.0 → 23.8 (**-5.2**) 5. Mikal Bridges — 15.9 → 11.0 (**-4.9**) 6. Norman Powell — 23.0 → 18.1 (**-4.9**) 7. James Harden — 25.0 → 20.4 (**-4.6**) 8. Obi Toppin — 14.0 → 9.4 (**-4.6**) 9. Dennis Schroder — 12.3 → 7.8 (**-4.5**) 10. Austin Reaves — 25.4 → 20.9 (**-4.5**)

[Highlights] Luka Doncic with the monster fastbreak dunk to give him 42 points, and then he went own to fight a bit with Austin Reaves on the bench, playfully (with replays) — They traded blows like two brothers, gotta love that.

[Highlight] LeBron James soars for the alley-oop dunk off a showtime lob by Austin Reaves (with replays). Multi-broadcast - EN1|EN2|ES|PT — Broadcast list: Lakers (English) Cavaliers (English) Prime (Spanish and Portuguese)

[Highlights] Luka Doncic hits the deep 3-pointer over Max Strus and then the assist to Austin Reaves for the 3-pointer (with replays)

[Highlight] "Different air up there." Check out the replay angles of Austin Reaves' lob to LeBron James for the alley-oop.

Players With The Highest FG% On Drives In The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season (Min. 150 FGA) — 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo — 66.5% 2. Luka Doncic — 60.5% 3. Tyler Herro — 60.1% 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 59.2% 5. Anthony Edwards — 58.8% 6. Keldon Johnson — 57.9% 7. Austin Reaves — 57.4% 8. Donovan Mitchell — 57.3% 9. Norman Powell — 57.2% 10. Kevin Durant — 56.8%

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (49-26) defeat the Washington Wizards (17-58), 120-101. — || |:-:| |[](/WAS) **101 - 120** [](/LAL)| |**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/WAS-vs-LAL-0022501098/box-score) - [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**| || |:-:| | | |**GAME SUMMARY**| |**Location:** Crypto.com Arena| |**Officials:** Sean Corbin, Josh Tiven, and Pat O'Connell| |**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**| |:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Washington Wizards|26|18|33|24|101| |Los Angeles Lakers|25|40|26|29|120| || |:-:| | | |**TEAM STATS**| |**

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (49-26) defeat the Washington Wizards (17-58), 120-101. — || |:-:| |[](/WAS) **101 - 120** [](/LAL)| |**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/WAS-vs-LAL-0022501098/box-score) - [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**| || |:-:| | | |**GAME SUMMARY**| |**Location:** Crypto.com Arena| |**Officials:** Sean Corbin, Josh Tiven, and Pat O'Connell| |**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**| |:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Washington Wizards|26|18|33|24|101| |Los Angeles Lakers|25|40|26|29|120| || |:-:| | | |**TEAM STATS**| |**T

[Highlight] Austin Reaves with the brilliant tap lob to LeBron James for the alley-oop dunk (with replays). Lakers and Wizards commentaries.

[Highlight] Austin Reaves with the lob to LeBron James for the alley-oop dunk (with a replay)

[Highlights] Rui Hachimura with the 3-pointer off an assist by Austin Reaves, and then the layup off another assist by Reaves (with replays). — Back to back buckets for Rui against his former team