Austin Reaves Rumors

Oh No He Didn't: Austin Reaves: "I've been bored for a little over a month now. Sitting on the bench sucks. Think all I did for the month and a half was yell at the refs. That's no fun. It's better to yell at them on the court"

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Dave McMenamin: Austin Reaves will play tonight, per JJ Redick

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Dave McMenamin: Reaves will be coming off the bench on a minutes restriction, according to Redick. “We’ve missed him in every facet,” Redick said.

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Law Murray: The Los Angeles Lakers report that Austin Reaves (calf) is questionable again for Tuesday at Brooklyn. Bronny James (leg) is also questionable. Both did not play at New York. Adou Thiero (MCL) traveled on this road trip but will miss all of the games.

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The current timeline is adding to a roster with Doncic, James and Reaves while focusing on financial flexibility in future years. The Lakers have over $40 million of expiring contracts consisting of Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Maxi Kleber. They also have a 2031 or 2032 first-round pick to trade if needed. The future timeline is building a roster around Doncic and Reaves. With Doncic under contract for the next three seasons, the Lakers could have up to $50 million in cap space this offseason and nearly double that amount in 2027. They will also have three first-rounders (2026, 2031 and 2033) available to trade starting the night of the draft. 

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Law Murray: JJ Redick says hopefully Lakers will have Austin Reaves for Brooklyn, but he is day-to-day and needs 100 percent confidence in his calf before he plays.

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Dan Woike: Austin Reaves will not play tonight against Knicks as he continues to recover from his Grade 2 calf strain.

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Khobi Price: Luka Doncic has been upgraded to available, while Austin Reaves has been downgraded to out at Washington. No setbacks for Austin. Just being cautious.

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Howard Beck on Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'I was told recently that the Lakers were a team to keep an eye from Giannis’ standpoint just as another team of interest. But again, there’s a difficulty there in terms of trade assets. They’re another team where once the summer comes they got more on the draft capital side of things and they got more clarity once they figure out where LeBron is or isn’t and where Austin Reaves is because he’s a free agent.'

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Khobi Price: Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow at Washington after missing the previous 17 games with a calf strain. Luka Dončić is also questionable with left ankle soreness.

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Law Murray: Austin Reaves is not playing in Cleveland

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Dave McMenamin: “I forgot that he was even on the team … We’re so happy for him to be back” - Rui Hachimura on Austin Reaves’ impending return from a calf injury, that could happen as soon as Wednesday in Cleveland

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Dan Woike: Austin Reaves is close to a return, per JJ Redick. Reaves played a stay ready game and the Lakers want to give him another “exposure” to full-contact basketball before he’s cleared. But Redick said Reaves return on this trip should be “sooner than later.”

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LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Maxi Kleber and Jaxson Hayes are in the final year of their contracts. Austin Reaves has a player option for next season, but he’s expected to see what he can earn in free agency. The Lakers can offer him the most — up to five years and $241 million. Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart also have player options. When a team is going through some struggles — much like the Lakers, who are just 7-8 since Reaves went down with a calf injury on Christmas — playing time and points can become major issues for players looking for new contracts. “I’ve been here for four seasons now and every year it’s almost the same but it’s different,” Rui Hachimura said. “You have to survive too, so I get it, I understand it. I think we talked about before the season winning is going to help. So, we got to focus on that and everything is going to come out.”

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