Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

Might not want the increased amount of elbows to his beak playing D down there? But agree he could be good in that role.

 

i think it's both less fun and less glorious. your average fan is much more impressed with stepback threes than with a good read on the short roll that leads to a wide open corner three (with a MUCH higher expected point value). on defense, it's not just the bows but the grinding on the lower body and back, i'm guessing.

but again, doing it for 28-30mpg, largely against backup centers (except if we need to bench ayton to close a game)--this is totally doable, imo.