Austin Reaves

The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 3-0 with their win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Luka Doncic and his virtuoso 52-point performance will get the majority of the attention, and rightfully so, but Austin Reaves continued his excellent start to the season and the Lakers got big contributions from others as well. Of course, […]

Austin Reaves is turning heads. He has the best true shooting percentage by a guard in NBA history at 63.2%, ahead of Steph Curry who’s in second place (62.6%). Through the first three games of this season, Reaves has a stunning true shooting percentage of 82%. Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to...

Lakers The Lakers are winning, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are rolling, and the injury report hasn’t changed much. They’ll gladly take two of those three. Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr remain out for Tuesday’s home game against the Trail Blazers, per Ryan Ward of Lakers On SI. Thiero is dealing with swelling in his […] The post NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Nets, Cavs, James Harden appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Luka Doncic scored 52 points, hitting 8 3-pointers, to lead the Lakers to a 132-123 victory over the Jazz on Sunday. It was the first 50-point game this season in the NBA.

Austin Reaves praised Luka Doncic’s ability to take over games and explained why the Los Angeles Lakers trust their superstar to make the right decisions after his 52-point performance in Sunday’s 132-123 comeback win over the Utah Jazz. Doncic scored 52 points, hit eight three-pointers and recorded 10 assists as the Lakers overcame an 18-point […] The post Austin Reaves on Luka Doncic: “It’s always in showman mode” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Move over, Hillbilly Kobe, because JJ Redick has a new nickname for Austin Reaves.

Fans are convinced Austin Reaves was throwing shade at LeBron James when he said there are no egos on the Lakers.

The relationship between fans of the Los Angeles Lakers and superstar LeBron James was a complex one over his eight seasons with the team. He brought a title to L.A. in his second season with the team — and guided the team through the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant — but it always felt like […]

Los Angeles, - October 23: Guard Austin Reaves #15 high fives teammates guard Luka Doncic #77, guard Quentin Grimes #5 and center Walker Kessler #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers after scoring against the LA Clippers in the second half of a NBA basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Friday, October 23, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images The Lakers (2-0) head to Salt Lake City where they will face ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are Luka Doncic’s team now. Unless, they are Austin Reaves’ team too. The LA Lakers came out on top against city...

After missing all of preseason and the regular season opener with a right soleus strain, Collin Sexton made his Los Angeles Lakers debut in Friday night’s win over the L.A. Clippers. Sexton didn’t do anything spectacular as he was on a 16-minute restriction, but he showed some glimpses of what he can be for the […]

The Lakers were happy to have Rui Hachimura back at Crypto.com Arena.

The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 2-0 with a 125-117 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night, as Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler combined for 73 points at Crypto.com Arena. Reaves led the Lakers with 28 points and nine assists, shooting 10-for-13 from the field and 3-for-5 from three-point range. Kessler […] The post Doncic, Reaves, Kessler combine for 73 points in Lakers’ win over Clippers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Austin Reaves showed why the Lakers made a significant investment to re-sign him during the offseason.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 23: Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three point basket during the game against the LA Clippers on October 23, 2026 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | ...

For the Lakers, who have installed Luka Doncic as the heir to LeBron James and rebuilt their roster around him, the early results in a 127-105 win over the Warriors were a promising sign of things to come.

Yaxel Lendeborg said it was an "interesting first game for me" after defending the Lakers superstar in his professional debut.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves couldn’t resist poking fun at Luka Doncic after his teammate buried a spectacular half-court shot against the Golden State Warriors on Opening Night. Instead of praising the difficult attempt, Reaves jokingly criticized Doncic’s decision-making even though the shot went in. “Terrible shot. There was 3.3 seconds left when he […] The post Lakers news: Of course Austin Reaves was hating on Luka Doncic’s ‘terrible’ half-court shot that buried Yaxel Lendeborg...

The Los Angeles Lakers will obviously miss LeBron James' skills on the court after he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. For Austin Reaves, there are more imperceptible ways in which James' absence will be felt.

The veteran forwards are defensive specialists who join Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler against Golden State in season opener.