Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

Some damn good efficiency

 

He looks really crafty and under control. Great impact tonight

 

I was going to say Ginobli esque in my post above.

 

Love this. Also, from Austin's post-game:

Q: "What have you noticed about how sharp, and crisp, and explosive Luka is, to start this season?"

Austin [smirking]: "You've seen the dunk. It ain't very explosive."



Also Austin: [says lots of good things about Luka] "and that's enough compliments for him."

 

Pretty obvious Luka and AR sittin’ in a tree

 

these two as the offensive centerpieces going forward should be fun. just find guys to defend and finish plays on offense around them.

 

I thought AR was trolling Luka for not getting 50 on a missed FT. Indeed, nothing to be impressed with. Do better, Formerly Chubby Balkan!

 

Let's see how he does when the defense is centered on stopping him.

Probably won't be fun considering the way the roster is constructed...lol.

ROFL.

 

LOL indeed. I guess you missed what he did last year with both James and Doncic out multiple times? Not saying it’s any guarantee but he’s gone for star level scoring games in the past under those conditions.



…. and with a better roster this year. Just sayin’.

 

Who knows what will happen tonight, but he has the capability of putting up 45, 7 & 7, even with the defense centered on stopping him.

ROFL.

 

Oh, you're the fanboy.

I'm more interested in W's and contending for rings than a guy chasing a max contract & stats.

If that's what you're interested in, that's cool.

Hopefully, he performs; s*** he better after he declined that $80 million plus extension.

 

Nope, saw them. They might win against Sac tonight, but have you watched Portland. Young, athletic, hungry. We'll see. 4 of the next 6 on the road, buddy.

 

Oh, you're the guy who doesn't acknowledge things that actually happened in reality. He led the Lakers to a win over the team that later went to the NBA Finals. If that's not what you're interested in, that's not cool.

 

But your slight was to Reaves, and you just doubled down. He wasn't chasing a contract last year and he's already proven that he's capable of playing well and scoring big when he's the focus of the defense. Not saying it's ideal at all .... is what it is.

"I'm more interested in W's and contending for rings than a guy chasing a max contract & stats." Oh yeah that's definitely AR.

 

As in .... he should have in the most important contract decision in his NBA career .... AGAIN agreed to the max the Lakers could offer, at literally half what his level of play is worth compared to other salaries in the league?? Not sure where and why you're coming from/off with these veiled shots at AR today. Were you secretly one of the dudes around that campfire this summer playing with .... umm .... AR trades before even seeing what his next increase in performance even looked like?