Austin Reaves has been back to Doncic's house for additional rounds of bowling since their initial playdate -- not a small gesture, or typical. (Consider Derek Fisher famously told GQ in 2010 that he'd never been to Kobe Bryant's house in the nearly 15 years since joining the Lakers together as rookies in 1996.

A trade idea has the Lakers moving Austin Reaves for elite 3-and-D wings as analysts question the team’s defense and title chances.

JJ Redick saw the All-Star writing on the wall on day one with Austin Reaves. originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers embarked on the beginning of a new era of coaching by hiring the unproven JJ Redick.