… I think the biggest thing about him I like is that he knows how to draw a foul,” Bridges said. And he’s really detailed on the defensive end, whether it’s him being in front of the ball, boxing out on a rebound, whatever it is, he does it.īridges, one of the top young wings in the league, said Reaves’ ability to get a whistle had his attention. “The one thing I’ve noticed is that he’s consistent at how he plays and he doesn’t do anything outside of how he plays. “From afar, I’ve watched him,” Ingram said.
Team USA coach Steve Kerr praised Reaves’ IQ and his ability to serve as a “connector” for the team - a wildly valuable skill considering the team is made up of relative strangers from all over the NBA. If at first glance you think he’s a spot-up shooter, no. To be so young and kind of had the path he’s taken, to be unafraid in those moments - he’s got it. You saw what he did against Golden State, how he played against Denver, what he did to Memphis. “His shooting, his playmaking, he’s got a grit and a toughness about him. “I love the fight that he is and embodied to get to this point,” Hill said. He quickly scored nine points before the American team pulled away. In Reaves’ Team USA debut against Puerto Rico on Monday, he stepped off the bench and immediately drained a corner three. “This happened quickly … like in 18 months,” USA Basketball director Grant Hill said. Among players who averaged 16 points and appeared in at least six playoff games this past season, only All-Star Suns guard Devin Booker and two-time MVP center Nikola Jokic of the champion Nuggets had better true shooting percentages. In his first trip to the playoffs, he reveled in the spotlight, averaging 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists. from Memphis and New Orleans All-Star forward Brandon Ingram. 1 pick and All-Star guard Anthony Edwards of Minnesota, defensive player of the year Jaren Jackson Jr. Soon after the rental car crept around the corner while the Bellagio fountains danced, the 1,100-square-foot video board for the Aria showed the same Team USA advertisement, again with Reaves’ face in the middle surrounded by teammates like former No. He better get used to it it’s about to get weirder. Right in the center of a space usually reserved for pop stars, comics and strippers, the Lakers’ guard saw his face in an advertisement for Team USA’s exhibition game with Puerto Rico. Austin Reaves sat shotgun in a rental car driving along East Flamingo Road while telling his story, the one about the odds he overcame to star for the Los Angeles Lakers, when he slammed on the brakes mid-sentence.Ī mobile billboard crossed through the intersection heading south on Las Vegas Boulevard.
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