Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

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  1. Weezy

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    To be fair to Reaves though, and obviously he can’t come off the bench, but he had more room to operate off the bench. There just aren’t enough shots/possessions to go around with LeBron and Luka, these are not off-ball players, they all need it to be most effective. Luka and Austin work offensively. Bron and Austin work. Luka and Bron sort of work. All 3 of them? Yeah, not sure, they haven’t played a lot and when the have it’s been eh…
     
    Weezy, Feb 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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    waive or stretch obviously
     
    sirronstuff, Feb 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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    good news is the best we've looked has been with reaves/luka.

    couldn't decide whether to put this in the jj thread or this one, but:

    upload_2026-2-25_7-32-59.png

    our two most-played lineups are both negatives, including jj's preferred starting lineup (and i guess the closer last night), which is AWFUL.

    the reaves/luka/smart/ayton/rui lineup is actually our best (by a HUGE margin) among the most-used lineups.

    our other best lineup has been smart/luka/rui/hayes/reaves (+31 but only 33 minutes played).

    pretty much all of our best lineups are reaves/luka no lebron.

    the only other positive rating is the starting lineup most of us preferred (smart/luka/lebron/reaves/ayton), but it's not as good as any of the luka/reaves lineups listed above or even really close to most of them.

    https://www.nba.com/stats/lineups/advanced?TeamID=1610612747&dir=D&slug=advanced&sort=MIN

    i think we know the blueprint, and i hope we are aggressive in pursuing it this summer. keep reaves, find athletes who know their role and play it well.
     
    abeer3, Feb 25, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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    ^I'd have to go back and look at the game logs and the competition and how many of those games were without LBJ. Either way, he's been a** for the most part. I didn't even include the OKC game.

    Have to see how this season finishes out for him.
     
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    Only way this team works moving forward to the best extent possible is:

    1) LeBron takes fewer shots and starts doing more dirty work out there
    2) Reaves becomes the undeniable 2nd option

    I hate how Reaves just gets casted aside like he isn't one of the best players at drawing fouls and getting shots that he wants. Sure, he fumbles the ball at times but LeBron's pretty one-dimensional when he's closing games. Reaves can get to his shot quicker and is more crafty with the ball. Time for LeBron to just act as a decoy...
     
    Astros, Feb 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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    I definitely think he needs to be the 2nd option. It’s weird ever since he came back from the injury he’s not been playmaking as much, and he was super effective with it before, he was the one that had the chemistry with Ayton going. Right now he’s not getting to work with the ball a lot, and has had a few games where he kinda went ball hog mode, like maybe trying to find a rhythm from getting the ball less, don’t know what to make of it or why his role changed so much. He needs the ball, if anyone should be off ball now it’s Bron.
     
    Weezy, Feb 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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    he's not a winning player

    paying him this offseason would be a huge mistake
     
    432J, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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    Letting him walk for nothing, would be even a BIGGER one...
     
    Kenzo, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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    I really enjoyed AR’s play before LeBron came back. Since, not as much.
     
    lakerjones, Feb 26, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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    Obviously we can’t let a young up and comer like LeBron go
     
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