The phrase "best third option in the NBA" became synonymous with Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves this past season—especially once Luka Doncic joined he and LeBron James in southern ...

Russell moved to the bench, Reaves becoming the primary ballhandler. And a trade with Brooklyn in December cemented ... Angeles since being dealt to the Nets, Reaves had a career-high 38 points ...

Imagine this: Claxton is dealt to Los Angeles for Austin Reaves, Antetokounmpo ends up with his preferred team (Brooklyn) and the Nets re-sign Day'Ron Sharpe to be their starting center.

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LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night. The Nets, who lost 126-67 to ...

With the Los Angeles Lakers trading D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets, Austin Reaves has seen an increase in his usage rate. The Lakers are now relying even more on Reaves as a playmaker and ...

The phrase "best third option in the NBA" became synonymous with Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves ... primed to use Reaves as trade bait, a potential reality the Brooklyn Nets should ...