Austin Reaves Discussion: How Much Is He Worth?

yep, even though we can keep him around for a year with a big contract, due to the cap hold rule, giving him the max or close to it, would quickly turn his contract into a liability for the franchise.

it's a difficult choice to make and I got attacked a lot on this forum for saying it, but I don't think we can win with AR as our #2 guy, especially when our #1 is also a guard who doesn't defend, and now having a history of choking in the playoffs.

I think he'd be much more suited for a tank commander star role in a bad team like a Trae Young.

 

Take a red eye to Germany or this is over in 3.

 

stop rushing AR - he needs to make the open 1's.

Man, that wide open 3 he bricked turned the game- it would have brought the Lakers within 3 and all the momentum. Bricked it and OKC hit a 3 and boom they went up 9 game over

 

Tough game for Reaves. He has improved defensively this year, but none of that means anything if he can't be a 20+ scorer in the playoffs.

 

I know he had a month off, is not healthy, and is rusty BUT whoa!

If he's not the 3rd or 4th best player in the series, this is over even sooner than the short lived series I expected.

 

OKC is the worst possible matchup for him, he was/is injured (again) but if he sucks in the playoffs (again)... i don't know man.

 

Been saying the same thing for 3 years .He’s just not a number 2 guy come playoff time.The Lakers would have to be OKC deep to have him as a number 2