{"id":117985,"date":"2025-11-07T07:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=117985"},"modified":"2025-11-07T07:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:42:38","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%92%a3-report-a-last-place-team-has-suddenly-emerged-as-a-surprising-trade-fit-for-lakers-star-austin-reaves-raising-questions-about-whether-los-angeles-is-quietly-prepari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=117985","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udca3 REPORT: A last-place team has suddenly emerged as a surprising trade fit for Lakers star Austin Reaves \u2014 raising questions about whether Los Angeles is quietly preparing for a major roster shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"c-headline c-headline--extra-large entry-title\">Last-Place Team Emerges as Possible Trade Fit for Lakers Star Austin Reaves<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243696618.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243696618.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243696618.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243696618.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"austin reaves\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1018\" data-dom-ready-time=\"2176\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0had any doubts that\u00a0Austin Reaves\u00a0was a max player, he\u2019s done a lot of work to ease those doubts this season. Though he\u2019s missed some games due to a groin injury, he is fifth in the\u00a0NBA\u00a0with 31.1 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0missing the opening portion of the season, Reaves has proven that the only thing that held him back from putting up bigger numbers was the Lakers having too many mouths to feed.<\/p>\n<p>For the Lakers, it would seem that Reaves should be part of their future plans, but he does have a similar skillset to\u00a0Luka Doncic. If they decided to trade him, they could probably get a haul in return.\u00a0Dan Favale of Bleacher Report\u00a0believes that the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks could be the perfect trade partner for the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><em>\u201cPrior to missing time with a groin issue, the 27-year-old was averaging more than 30 points and nine assists per game while nailing over 60 percent of his two-pointers. The hype is not overblown. He isn\u2019t a deadeye shooter, but he doesn\u2019t need space to keep defenses on tilt with his change-of-pace handle and improved passing against double-teams and out of traffic,\u201d Favale wrote. \u201cAdding Reaves\u2019 interior finishing would be huge. He\u2019s shooting 73 percent at the rim and 68 percent from floater range. The Mavs, meanwhile, don\u2019t have a single non-big posting an above-average clip in the restricted area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><em>\u201cA Reaves-Cooper Flagg duo has a ton of offensive upside on its own. Adding in Kyrie Irving will make it better. Reaves has shown he can remain impactful when he\u2019s second or even third in the pecking order. Dallas must be wary of his 2026 free agency (player option). He could fetch near-max money. And that\u2019s after having to give up some combination of Max Christie, Dereck Lively II and first-round equity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Would Lakers Consider Trading Reaves?<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Favale mentioned Max Christie and Dereck Lively as two of the players the Lakers could get back in a possible Reaves trade. Christie has already been with the team and is Lively that much of an upgrade over Deandre Ayton?<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">From the Lakers\u2019 perspective, they could probably do much better if they believe that Reaves\u2019 recent stretch isn\u2019t an anomaly. He\u2019s playing like an All-Star right now, so if they\u2019re going to trade him, they\u2019ll likely want an All-Star in return. In the end, it\u2019s difficult to see the Lakers actually trading Reaves unless it\u2019s to help get a superstar like Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mavericks Do Need Help<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">This season hasn\u2019t gotten off to a good start for the Mavericks. At 2-6, they are tied for the worst record in the Western Conference. It doesn\u2019t help that Kyrie Irving could miss the whole season, but they still have talent.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Unfortunately, Anthony Davis has missed three games this season and is currently out due to injury. Rookie phenom Cooper Flagg has yet to make much of an impact. The Mavericks may need to make a big move if they want to be in the playoff mix this year, but they could also take it easy this year and go all in next year when Irving is healthy and Flagg has more experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last-Place Team Emerges as Possible Trade Fit for Lakers Star Austin Reaves If the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0had any doubts that\u00a0Austin Reaves\u00a0was a max player, he\u2019s done a lot&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udca3 REPORT: A last-place team has suddenly emerged as a surprising trade fit for Lakers star Austin Reaves \u2014 raising questions about whether Los Angeles is quietly preparing for a major roster shake-up - 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