Austin Reaves Discussion: Overachiever Who Underachieved

How much is he worth?

He’s worth more than 1 obviously. He was a 20/5/6 player this season. One more solid season like that and I think he could sneak into an All Star appearance.

Would you guys trade Reaves for 2 firsts? I probably wouldn’t unless something decent was attached too. At 3, I’d do it, pretty well straight away.

So maybe 2 firsts is his value?

 

not sure why we move a player for picks when what we need is more players. i don't see why you move reaves unless it's part of an upgrade, either.

i also don't think we're three players away. i think we're two players away. both need to be athletes and defenders, one center, one perimeter player, preferably quick enough to stay with 1s and 2s.

i think we can do this without moving reaves, in theory. we'll need others (and perhaps lebron) to play ball, though.

 

You gotta move Reaves if you can get a quality talent back, though.

I didn't like the fit with Reaves in the playoffs. There's just not enough possessions going around. I believe the team would fit just fine with LeBron+Luka, 3/D guys, and a competent center.

I stand by it, the Lakers made a huge mistake not taking that Mark Williams trade. They were missing a big badly. Hayes is a 3rd string center who you play in garbage time. Knecht received zero minutes and wasn't even used much in the 2nd half of the season.

I was very disappointed in Reaves but he's still a fine player worth having if you can't get better pieces.