only 26 years old? he was like 23 years old coming into the league. i thought that is on the older side to be a rookie. there's people who are like 18 years old coming into the league. it's not like age matters.
He's finally having his big break out 🙌 he's always been such a great glue guy and such a high IQ player with the ability to create his own shot, but these past few games have been on another tier entirely. Trading away Dlo to give Austin more PG/playmaking responsibilities is gonna blow his game wide open. Sky is the limit for him, he is surgically picking teams apart like it's nothing. With the Cav's size and athleticism on defense I was pretty surprised to see how easy and methodically he got to his spots whenever he wanted. He's faster than he was last year too (though he's always had an insanely quick first step). He's taken a big step up defensively, he's a monster for a guard on the boards, he drives and kicks dimes like Bron, and his body control and awareness on the court (as always) is truly elite. Austin Reaves is my favorite Laker and I've been given sh*t for saying that in the past, but he's gonna make all-NBA this year and be the true 3rd option we've been lacking for so long. Love and believe in the kid so much, keep proving em wrong AR 💜💛
@@chrisl3193 I saw it to when he got in lakers, I watch him play in college ball he's good like a lebron but small version. He makes his teammate play better when his on the floor. The only problem is lebron is always the facilitator and the ball is on his hand always.
He had a triple double recently and nearly another one here against a top team cavs and with all star stat sheet, that's impressive. His first step seems to have improved this year too ? I see him driving by defenders more often than before, his winning lay up against Wiggins was a good example
As a Dubs fan, I’ve been saying it for years, Austin Tyler Reaves is a, Superstar and nobody believes me! I’m still in tears after how he put us to bed on Christmas 🎄 but, all I can say is, to quote the great, Dr. Gregory House, “I was (still) right.” ⭐️ ❤️
Idk why people are giving you sh*t but any fan of Austin Reaves is a friend of mine 🙌 respect, I'm sorry for how the dubs have been doing lately but I'm glad you take some pleasure in watching AR at least haha
When the Lakers front office picked up Dalton Knecht it lit a fire under Austin Reaves. He's shouldered a lot of responsibility this season and came through.
Why would picking up Knecht have anything to do with Reaves? They’re both white I guess, but completely different players and positions. Reaves is ball handler guard and Knecht is an off ball shooter small forward.
One of the best undrafted players in this era. Tell me another undrafted played averaging 18 ppg. Went from never getting to play in nba to being a member of the playing 5 for lakers. A lot of you love supporting the superstars but i find joy in cheering for the underdogs who grinded their way in.
AR15 been always been good since his highschool and college years. If you watch him play there he is a scorer. I m happy he went undrafted because what i see on news detroit want him to draft austin but austin reaves said he only go to lakers.
It's time to start building the team around Reaves. AD will be passing his prime soon, and Bron is already out of his prime. Reaves is only 26!! Still got 4-5 years in him.
Only reason he went undrafted was because he told teams not to draft him so he could sign with the lakers in free agency. Many teams especially the pistons wanted to draft him in the 2nd round but told them not too. Lu Dort and other players did similar things.
All due respect to Reaves for having a great game. Still, Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 14 rebounds… and his team won. We’re nearly halfway through the season. It would be great to see the NBA and its media properly cover the team that is playing the best. Alas.
Kenny said himself he wasn’t ready for coaching until he was an assistant coach for the Warriors and was able to learn more. Not to mention he was already an assistant coach of the warriors by the time Nets big 3 came together. So you’re just copying this comment because you saw someone else say it
bro in the cavs vs lakers highlights video no one is talking about austin reaves career night almost a 35pt triple double instead d riding the cavs like they're not gonna have another 2nd round exit.
This statement is why NBA viewership is where it’s at. The media doesn’t wanna talk about the current best team in the nba. Instead, everyone is still worried about the Lakers like they won’t have another first round exit. Really terrible how they treat small market teams. Media and fans alike.
Trading DLO was the stupidest thing the Lakers could have ever done. I’m happy for DLO because he’s gonna thrive and for sure be the new franchise player for the Nets. Only real OGs with pure basketball minds know that losing DLO fills a massive hole in this Lakers team …. Gonna be miss you DLO thank you for everything ❤️😞
He’s just gonna be one of those white bots that gets buckets on every team he goes to. It’s up to the coaches whether or not your team wins with him as an asset cuz he’s so good
@@Dipset415 are you new to lebron James basketball or nah! ? Cuz you wouldn’t ask this question if you’ve followed lebron’s career! Wanna know why that 2020 championship roster got traded ?
@@the77th o trust me I know but a white All star player who’s actually really good and American and plays for the lakers is worth so much mullah going forward
I disagree but agree at the same time. He worked specifically on handling the rock for the team this off season. He was able to throughout his career before going pro but hasn't officially had to for the team like he has been of late. He's really stepped his game up even more and he was already amazing. Incredible to have him on our team! His contract is an amazing steal cus he's playing all star level AS of right now and Should continue to. He's got one of the highest IQ of all nba players. Crazy. Boy from a small town
They must have won by a lot.. I think that was just one of those games, where they wanted to make a statement after the trade, regardless of the final score.
“Lebron doesn’t make anyone better” ask young reeves how much he loves learning from Lebron. Undrafted to performing like this. Reeves has the 2nd most basketball iq on the Lakers if you watch the games. Keep him
Offensively? If he keeps this up I think you're right. He's been picking teams apart lately. But AD is and always will be the most important Laker between his offense and defense. But if AR keeps this up he will be truly elite in the league
haha i probably should've apologized too cause at first i didn't even know who he was until i went to a Knicks and Lakers game last year since i'm a Knicks fan, and i was unaware how good he was until i went to the game. i've seen several interviews that he did, and i'm not sure, but he seems like a class act in his personal life. haha everyone calls him a kid when he's like 26 years old.
He was undrafted, it takes time. But sky is the limit for the kid. I fully believe in him and he's my favorite Laker. I love AD but Austin's mental toughness and confidence is unparalleled
Not enough defense in that lineup, Knecht will be a good scorer off the bench once he gets his footing. I predict JJ will start DFS before long and move Rui to the bench where he doesn't have to guard the opposing team's best/2nd best wing. We don't need to move Rui necessarily to get a center and I think it would he a mistake letting him go. Dude is still top 10 in the league for 3pt% and is taking more of them as the year goes on. Losing Rui would hurt more than a lot of people realize
@@chrisl3193 y'all gotta do something as a Clevelander I really I can tell you what LBJ needs around him a microwave like Clarkson and big shooting skilled center y'all gone need Hayes Davis and a big like Kessler to compete in the west Clarkson can come off the bench and provide a real scoring threat
@@JokerKynGfor clarkson don't have defense, his a iso player, only problem in lakers right now is there defense is not good, lebron not taking defense seriously now because his focusing more on offense and passing.
@carlo_san idk man I see a good balaced line up that can win multiple ways and y'all would be below luxury tax AD plus won't be by his self as a Big and y'all can shoot 3s at a high level jokic and other bigs and guards even would struggle vs 3 7 footers and big active guards __________________________________ Reaves PG/SG scorer facilitator big guard Knecht SF/SG scorer big wing Clarkson SG scorer LBJ SF scorer/facilitator defender if needs to be AD PF scorer/defender 6'11 Kessler C scorer 7 foot Hayes when back C defender 7 foot DFS SF/PF defender 6'8ish Milton SG scorer Reddish SF defender potential 6'9 Christie SG defender potential Olivari SG/SF scorer Sounds like a pretty balanced line up to me 12 deep Y'all already expressed interest in Kessler and jazz want to trade Clarkson and Sexton y'all probably can get Sexton too and trade a guy y'all don't really play I'm just saying What's the problem with this team
Our transition and perimeter defense needs to be better if we want to compete with the top tier teams like Cavs and Thunder (Cant believe i just said that, but those two teams are definjite contenders along with Boston.)
The league is changing for the worst. Cleveland just jacking up 3s, no suspense, no creativity. Team like LA , have creative players that make moves and drive to the basket...on a normal night, lakers win but teams that have wide open layups choose the 3 over it is becoming unbearable to watch.
He’s been so good for lakers for the past couple of games he deserved that career high 35 pts wow he’s only 26 yrs old
Nah it’s 38 points
White guys don’t hit there prime till 30
All season you mean. That Laker slump? It was when he was injured. Should tell you something.
only 26 years old? he was like 23 years old coming into the league. i thought that is on the older side to be a rookie. there's people who are like 18 years old coming into the league. it's not like age matters.
@@WesR7009 maybe being out those 5 games helped him improve.
playing like an all star
Not the whole season
Past few games he’s been playing at that level for sure
@@braindead3919no shit this is the first time he's gotten the ball this much. Your name suits you perfectly 😂
@@braindead3919 still better than you on his worst day
@@braindead3919 17 PPG, hes already pretty good
Been rooting for reaves since he was signed and it hasn’t taken him long to have a huge leap he playing like an all star.
DLo's departure to nets benefited AR in terms of usage, He is Him!
He's finally having his big break out 🙌 he's always been such a great glue guy and such a high IQ player with the ability to create his own shot, but these past few games have been on another tier entirely.
Trading away Dlo to give Austin more PG/playmaking responsibilities is gonna blow his game wide open. Sky is the limit for him, he is surgically picking teams apart like it's nothing.
With the Cav's size and athleticism on defense I was pretty surprised to see how easy and methodically he got to his spots whenever he wanted. He's faster than he was last year too (though he's always had an insanely quick first step).
He's taken a big step up defensively, he's a monster for a guard on the boards, he drives and kicks dimes like Bron, and his body control and awareness on the court (as always) is truly elite.
Austin Reaves is my favorite Laker and I've been given sh*t for saying that in the past, but he's gonna make all-NBA this year and be the true 3rd option we've been lacking for so long.
Love and believe in the kid so much, keep proving em wrong AR 💜💛
@@chrisl3193 I saw it to when he got in lakers, I watch him play in college ball he's good like a lebron but small version. He makes his teammate play better when his on the floor.
The only problem is lebron is always the facilitator and the ball is on his hand always.
all star austin sounds good to me, lets vote for austin yall
LOOOL no chance
MIP is more likely than an All-Star selection for Austin Reaves
He had a triple double recently and nearly another one here against a top team cavs and with all star stat sheet, that's impressive.
His first step seems to have improved this year too ? I see him driving by defenders more often than before, his winning lay up against Wiggins was a good example
yeah i think the last one was the game on Christmas Day.
@@TheAndokid1 what a game
@@Voltair101 yeah for sure. I feel like all the nba games on Christmas Day were great.
As a Dubs fan, I’ve been saying it for years, Austin Tyler Reaves is a, Superstar and nobody believes me! I’m still in tears after how he put us to bed on Christmas 🎄 but, all I can say is, to quote the great, Dr. Gregory House, “I was (still) right.” ⭐️ ❤️
“im in tears” bruh wtf
Cringe read lmfao
Idk why people are giving you sh*t but any fan of Austin Reaves is a friend of mine 🙌 respect, I'm sorry for how the dubs have been doing lately but I'm glad you take some pleasure in watching AR at least haha
At least Reaves plays defense on like LeBron that just stands around doing nothing, plus he misses every shot from more than 2 feet away
When the Lakers front office picked up Dalton Knecht it lit a fire under Austin Reaves. He's shouldered a lot of responsibility this season and came through.
Why would picking up Knecht have anything to do with Reaves? They’re both white I guess, but completely different players and positions. Reaves is ball handler guard and Knecht is an off ball shooter small forward.
Too bad LeBron missed every shot he took from more than 2 feet away, did you see him standing around on defense doing nothing.
No his fire was lit last year at Boston without AD and LJ. Laker for life.
More like he finally showed his improvements at playing the point that he's been working on since last season.
@@juniorrodriguez_LAnot everything is about Lebron, chump.
Austin Reaves earned his wings tonight 🪽🪽🪽
wtf are u saying? clown ass comment
AR is him! Playing next to Max, he is unlocked.
Austin is gonna be elite PG
No he wont LOL
He isn't even a PG lol plus his handles are mediocre 😊
@@tonygicz8lmfao, fruitcake 🍒🎂🤣
@@tonygicz8 you’re a type of guy that thinks Ben Simmons is a good player lol. You a joke my guy 🤡
AR is becoming a star for the Lakers✨👌
Austin is really good man. 👏🏽
Reaves performed Well.❤
One of the best undrafted players in this era. Tell me another undrafted played averaging 18 ppg. Went from never getting to play in nba to being a member of the playing 5 for lakers. A lot of you love supporting the superstars but i find joy in cheering for the underdogs who grinded their way in.
Ok, Austin Ginobili.
Good comparison
Dude was carrying the lakers this game
Guy is the modern Jerry west .
Facts
Little luka
リーブスガチでいい選手になってるな。キャブスには負けちゃったけど、いい試合だったし2025最初の試合はなんだか勝てそう！(トレイルブレイザーズだから余裕だろ)
AR15 been always been good since his highschool and college years. If you watch him play there he is a scorer. I m happy he went undrafted because what i see on news detroit want him to draft austin but austin reaves said he only go to lakers.
Austin Reaves will be the face of the lakers in a couple of years. Mark my words.
Gran jugador A. Reaves
AR15 my love...❤❤almost triple double😢
😊
Everything Lakers envisioned drafting Lonzo and DLo at no. 2 in the draft packaged in an undrafted player.
AR is so underrated
Fundamentals, mid range and just an ice cold killer
I don't care if lose but AR play good game ❤❤❤❤
It's time to start building the team around Reaves. AD will be passing his prime soon, and Bron is already out of his prime. Reaves is only 26!! Still got 4-5 years in him.
Superstar Reaves 🫡
Still hard to believe dude went undrafted.
Only reason he went undrafted was because he told teams not to draft him so he could sign with the lakers in free agency.
Many teams especially the pistons wanted to draft him in the 2nd round but told them not too. Lu Dort and other players did similar things.
@@Ozneb_wanted to play and learn from Bron
I see the baddies were around again
Na that's crazy as f********k😂
All due respect to Reaves for having a great game. Still, Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 14 rebounds… and his team won. We’re nearly halfway through the season. It would be great to see the NBA and its media properly cover the team that is playing the best. Alas.
Im 100% convinced Reaves will be an All-Star.
Austin Reeves At PG is Life 🙌💯
Best SG, and good looking 😘
This is what Kenny Atkinson was expecting from KD, Kyrie, and Harden.
Kenny said himself he wasn’t ready for coaching until he was an assistant coach for the Warriors and was able to learn more. Not to mention he was already an assistant coach of the warriors by the time Nets big 3 came together. So you’re just copying this comment because you saw someone else say it
the one good thing past the bubble ring in the bron AD lakers era is ar15
Austin Reaves jersey sales went up after this game. 📈
need this in the playoffs
this boy Nice, love an underdog story Props to AR
Bro playing outta his mind right now.
Better not trade Shifty.
his passing getting much better.
as Lakers fan i hope this time Lakers can build around Reaves Knecht and Christie
Austin cam to play , He seems to do well against the top teams .
bro in the cavs vs lakers highlights video no one is talking about austin reaves career night almost a 35pt triple double instead d riding the cavs like they're not gonna have another 2nd round exit.
This statement is why NBA viewership is where it’s at. The media doesn’t wanna talk about the current best team in the nba. Instead, everyone is still worried about the Lakers like they won’t have another first round exit. Really terrible how they treat small market teams. Media and fans alike.
Austin is going to turn into an all star
Reaves was awesome to watch in March madness dude was hitting nasty shots. Lookuo his highlights from college and MM hes always been a dog!
Trading DLO was the stupidest thing the Lakers could have ever done. I’m happy for DLO because he’s gonna thrive and for sure be the new franchise player for the Nets. Only real OGs with pure basketball minds know that losing DLO fills a massive hole in this Lakers team …. Gonna be miss you DLO thank you for everything ❤️😞
Sike
I don't know how sustainable is this, but damn I hope he makes me eat my word. I thought he hit the ceiling a season ago
Point god headband AR is the goat
He’s just gonna be one of those white bots that gets buckets on every team he goes to. It’s up to the coaches whether or not your team wins with him as an asset cuz he’s so good
TJ McConnell, Alex Caruso. Etc
Why in the world would the lakers ever trade him though💯😭
@@Dipset415 are you new to lebron James basketball or nah! ? Cuz you wouldn’t ask this question if you’ve followed lebron’s career! Wanna know why that 2020 championship roster got traded ?
@@the77th o trust me I know but a white All star player who’s actually really good and American and plays for the lakers is worth so much mullah going forward
I disagree but agree at the same time. He worked specifically on handling the rock for the team this off season. He was able to throughout his career before going pro but hasn't officially had to for the team like he has been of late. He's really stepped his game up even more and he was already amazing. Incredible to have him on our team! His contract is an amazing steal cus he's playing all star level AS of right now and Should continue to. He's got one of the highest IQ of all nba players. Crazy. Boy from a small town
They must have won by a lot..
I think that was just one of those games, where they wanted to make a statement after the trade, regardless of the final score.
Remember when the lakers went through god awful stretch? Remember who wasn’t playing?? Yeah AR15. He’s runs the entire offense and it shows.
Arkansas baby💪
I like his game tbh
“Lebron doesn’t make anyone better” ask young reeves how much he loves learning from Lebron. Undrafted to performing like this. Reeves has the 2nd most basketball iq on the Lakers if you watch the games. Keep him
Lakers need back up center
They need A center not a backup. AD is a PF
@@JacobIcard Kessler is coming. AD as PF and Kessler as C would be like a defensive powerhouse.
They exposed him on defense tho good game Austin 💙
Reaves in a loss😢😮
he's him
Damn AR15 need some help, almost triple doubled for my man austin.
Lebron has to go in order for this team to play to its real potential….build around AR&AD
LeBest
Highkey the best player on the lakers
Offensively? If he keeps this up I think you're right. He's been picking teams apart lately.
But AD is and always will be the most important Laker between his offense and defense. But if AR keeps this up he will be truly elite in the league
Could you imagine if he was 1st option on a team?
He is on this team now that he running the point
@@Dipset415 AD is still the 1st option, LeBron is the 2nd option, and Reaves is the 3rd option. Reaves will be the 2nd option when LeBron retires.
Ad doing the dlo celebration after he got traded is crazy😭
They were doing that before Dlo came, it’s called the freeze
Nah plenty of players from a lot of teams do that celebration, it's not just Dlo's anymore. Dennis was really the guy that brought it back for us lol
Poor man's right-handed Manu
All star reaves all the way we need Headband reaves to be an all star this season..... Votereaves
Playing like luka😊
All Star bound
That 35 points by Reeves means nothing they got beat up by those lethal Cavs..smh people crack me up lol
The next Larry bird
😂 don’t disrespect Bird like that man, Reaves is good but cmon now
Is that say goodbye to Rui and welcome Collin sexton + Walker Kessler
I have to apologise this kid is good , he's not a bump
haha i probably should've apologized too cause at first i didn't even know who he was until i went to a Knicks and Lakers game last year since i'm a Knicks fan, and i was unaware how good he was until i went to the game. i've seen several interviews that he did, and i'm not sure, but he seems like a class act in his personal life. haha everyone calls him a kid when he's like 26 years old.
Poor Man’s Luka Doncic
You can't stand him because he's white? Hehehe.
Don't think it was meant to be racist comment lol. Most are but not this
Naaah more like manu ginobili vibes.
Underrated compliment
Is this what he was supposed to be all along?
He was undrafted, it takes time. But sky is the limit for the kid. I fully believe in him and he's my favorite Laker. I love AD but Austin's mental toughness and confidence is unparalleled
@@chrisl3193 He was undrafted because he chose to go undrafted lol
luka doncic numbers 😮
Modern Manu Ginobili.
Their is a debate between Real nba Fans, about who's the Goat, Jordan or kobe? Who do think is the Goat, Jordan or Kobe?
Cavs kills us with 3s
its like linsanity if linsanity never ended i love you white boy
how is this guy only an 81 on 2k?
Should be a 84 or 85
I like to see AR duplicating LBJ performance. LBJ's student.
Lakers need to start
REAVES at PG
KNECHT st SG
LBJ at SF
Ad at PF
Trade rui and gabe Vincent for
Draft pick and a center
Not enough defense in that lineup, Knecht will be a good scorer off the bench once he gets his footing.
I predict JJ will start DFS before long and move Rui to the bench where he doesn't have to guard the opposing team's best/2nd best wing.
We don't need to move Rui necessarily to get a center and I think it would he a mistake letting him go. Dude is still top 10 in the league for 3pt% and is taking more of them as the year goes on.
Losing Rui would hurt more than a lot of people realize
@@chrisl3193 rui and Gabe to the jazz for Kessler and Clarkson
@@chrisl3193 y'all gotta do something as a Clevelander I really I can tell you what LBJ needs around him a microwave like Clarkson and big shooting skilled center y'all gone need Hayes Davis and a big like Kessler to compete in the west
Clarkson can come off the bench and provide a real scoring threat
@@JokerKynGfor clarkson don't have defense, his a iso player, only problem in lakers right now is there defense is not good, lebron not taking defense seriously now because his focusing more on offense and passing.
@carlo_san idk man I see a good balaced line up that can win multiple ways and y'all would be below luxury tax AD plus won't be by his self as a Big and y'all can shoot 3s at a high level jokic and other bigs and guards even would struggle vs 3 7 footers and big active guards
__________________________________
Reaves PG/SG scorer facilitator big guard
Knecht SF/SG scorer big wing
Clarkson SG scorer
LBJ SF scorer/facilitator defender if needs to be
AD PF scorer/defender 6'11
Kessler C scorer 7 foot
Hayes when back C defender 7 foot
DFS SF/PF defender 6'8ish
Milton SG scorer
Reddish SF defender potential 6'9
Christie SG defender potential
Olivari SG/SF scorer
Sounds like a pretty balanced line up to me 12 deep
Y'all already expressed interest in Kessler and jazz want to trade Clarkson and Sexton y'all probably can get Sexton too and trade a guy y'all don't really play I'm just saying
What's the problem with this team
Good game but couldn’t get the dub
Now trade for Lamelo using him
Headband Reaves is different
haha yeah one of the reporters should ask him why all of a sudden coming back from the pelvic injury he's been wearing it.
He had prob the best game of his life and they still lost
what's the point if it's a loss...
Playing like luka
Our transition and perimeter defense needs to be better if we want to compete with the top tier teams like Cavs and Thunder (Cant believe i just said that, but those two teams are definjite contenders along with Boston.)
🔥🔥🔥
He’s a 2k88 luka
Playing like Skinny Luka😂
I cooked this guy in 2k
The league is changing for the worst. Cleveland just jacking up 3s, no suspense, no creativity. Team like LA , have creative players that make moves and drive to the basket...on a normal night, lakers win but teams that have wide open layups choose the 3 over it is becoming unbearable to watch.
Guys I haven't watched since last year
Can you tell me who is AUSTIN reaves🤷🤷🤷
The same guy who was on the team last year you casual 💀
Put some respect on bro name
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