What's Austin Reaves' market value? Whatever it is, he's likely worth plenty to the Lakers
Austin Reaves did his damnedest. After missing the Los Angeles Lakers’ final five regular-season games and the first four games of the 2026 NBA playoffs with a Grade 2 oblique strain , the sweet-shooting guard logged long hours in a hyperbaric chamber to fast-track the healing process in hopes of getting back on the court as soon as possible. He returned in time to help the Lakers knock off the Houston Rockets without Luka Dončić in Round 1 and averaged nearly 21 points and seven assists per game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals, capped by a team-high 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in 43 minutes on Monday. It was a valiant effort, but not enough to prevent the defending champs from finishing off their second straight 4-0 sweep to send the Lakers into an offseason teeming with questions . Foremost among them, obviously, is what comes next for LeBron James — whether his Hall of Fame run as a Laker is at an end, whether his entire career is ...