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:

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    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.
     
    VladeD714, Feb 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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