Austin Reaves has gone from energy energy these previous two seasons, however one NBA exec thinks he’s bought the next ceiling.

“One NBA government believes Reaves has extra growth forward of him and voted for the 25-year-old guard as his high breakout candidate this season,” Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported.

It has been fairly the journey for Reaves, who entered the league undrafted, however has since develop into a starter for the Lakers and even represented Crew USA on the FIBA World Cup in August.

He has develop into a dependable participant for the purple and gold and behind LeBron and Anthony Davis, has been one in every of their greatest performers in crunch time.

He re-signed with the Lakers as an unrestricted free agent over the summer time on a four-year, $56 million early hen most contract.

The guard had a standout season and was in a position to produce even higher numbers within the postseason final 12 months, averaging averaging 16.9 factors per recreation in comparison with 13 factors throughout the common season.

Reaves and the remainder of the Lakers squad absolutely would have been relieved to see LeBron James returning this season, after he hinted he could retire ultimately season’s finish.

The league’s all-time main scorer being within the squad considerably will increase the Lakers probability of profitable a chip and he’s reportedly additional motivated at coaching thus far.

“However a couple of folks near James instructed The Occasions that night time that they thought he was simply bodily and emotionally exhausted,” Dan Woike wrote relating to the night time James hinted at probably retiring. “They predicted any retirement ideas would quickly go, which we all know they did. Now he’s again with the Lakers, with insiders telling The Occasions that James has been additional engaged in camp, significantly from a management perspective.”

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