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Austin Reaves

Austin Reaves

SG/PG/SF • Los Angeles Lakers Proj Rank 20 Actual 19 37 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
22.935.534.6334.31.0.524.77
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Austin Reaves | Fantasy Outlook

Austin Reaves 2026-27 Season Outlook: High-Floor Playmaker in Lakers Backcourt

Austin Reaves enters his prime at age 28 as an entrenched starter in the Lakers backcourt. Locked into the starting shooting guard spot alongside Luka Doncic, Reaves commands a secure role in head coach JJ Redick’s offense, where the two guards will share primary playmaking duties. His top-40 ADP reflects robust market trust following back-to-back seasons of high-level offensive production.

Our models project Reaves for 35.4 minutes and 36.8 fantasy points per game across 72 appearances. We forecast him to deliver 22.7 points and 5.7 assists per game, underscoring his value as an efficient, multi-category offensive engine in standard fantasy formats.

Having quickly moved past a minor preseason ankle tweak, Reaves should generate roughly 1,634 total points if he hits our 72-game projection. While sharing touches with Doncic naturally caps his overall usage ceiling, Reaves’ heavy minutes floor and dedicated playmaking responsibilities ensure reliable mid-round value.

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/11 OKC 42 8/16 27 6 0 7 2 8 4013
05/09 OKC 39 5/13 17 9 0 3 0 5 2921
05/07 OKC 38 10/16 31 6 0 2 0 5 378
05/05 OKC 35 3/16 8 6 0 5 1 4 2120
05/01 HOU 30 7/14 15 2 0 3 3 2 2616
04/29 HOU 33 4/16 22 6 0 4 1 3 359
04/02 OKC 26 5/9 15 1 0 4 0 4 1726
03/31 CLE 36 6/16 19 4 2 6 1 5 3313
03/30 WAS 27 4/11 19 9 1 3 0 5 3318
03/27 BKN 40 7/13 26 5 1 8 0 2 434
03/25 IND 37 7/16 25 8 2 1 0 2 4012
03/23 DET 39 7/15 24 5 0 2 1 3 3316
03/21 ORL 40 10/20 26 5 2 7 1 3 457
03/19 MIA 39 5/12 18 4 0 5 0 2 2838
03/18 HOU 38 4/9 14 8 0 3 1 1 3118
03/16 HOU 40 5/18 15 5 4 3 1 1 3523
03/14 DEN 45 12/21 32 6 1 7 1 3 500
03/12 CHI 38 13/20 30 7 1 5 0 3 4615
03/10 MIN 38 10/20 31 8 0 7 0 1 507
03/08 NY 38 8/16 25 5 3 4 1 1 448
03/06 IND 28 6/14 19 5 0 2 0 3 2633
03/05 DEN 38 6/11 16 7 3 5 0 0 396
03/03 NO 36 4/15 15 3 2 8 2 5 3229
03/01 SAC 27 3/9 12 5 0 0 2 2 2232
02/28 GS 27 7/11 18 3 0 1 0 1 2314
02/26 PHO 36 5/12 14 2 2 3 0 4 2125
02/24 ORL 34 6/16 18 3 1 2 2 2 2922
02/22 BOS 32 4/10 15 2 2 7 1 1 3122
02/20 LAC 32 9/15 29 2 2 6 0 3 408
02/12 DAL 28 5/10 18 6 0 4 0 2 300
02/09 OKC 28 6/14 16 7 1 2 0 5 2628
02/07 GS 23 5/10 16 8 2 5 1 5 3539
02/05 PHI 25 12/17 35 2 0 6 0 5 4016
02/03 BKN 20 3/9 15 1 2 4 0 2 2327
12/25 HOU 14 5/8 12 1 0 1 1 2 1543
12/23 PHO 21 6/11 17 2 0 2 0 3 1933
12/10 SA 39 6/16 15 7 0 8 1 3 3413
12/07 PHI 39 3/16 11 4 1 4 1 2 2424
12/05 BOS 33 9/18 36 8 0 3 0 4 483
12/04 TOR 40 13/21 44 10 0 5 0 5 600
12/01 PHO 33 6/12 16 3 0 4 0 5 2040
11/30 NO 39 9/15 33 8 1 5 1 5 504
11/28 DAL 41 12/15 38 3 0 8 0 1 513
11/25 LAC 35 11/16 31 3 3 9 0 1 510
11/23 UTA 39 7/17 22 4 1 10 0 3 3917
11/18 UTA 33 7/11 26 1 1 5 0 4 3219
11/15 MIL 36 9/17 25 8 1 6 0 3 439
11/14 NO 38 9/16 31 7 1 4 1 4 4631
11/12 OKC 30 4/12 13 3 1 5 0 5 2128
11/10 CHA 29 7/17 24 7 2 5 0 1 4418
11/02 MIA 37 9/22 26 11 0 4 0 3 4411
10/31 MEM 36 5/14 21 4 1 4 0 2 3228
10/29 MIN 39 9/24 28 16 2 1 0 3 540
10/27 POR 39 13/22 41 5 3 4 0 8 514
10/26 SAC 39 12/22 51 9 2 11 0 2 800
10/24 MIN 36 9/15 25 11 0 7 0 1 490
10/21 GS 36 9/16 26 9 2 5 0 5 450
Totals: 1953 410/853 1307 315 56 264 27 178 2085
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
21-22 LAL 67 22.6 .452 .320 .848 7.3 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.5 0.7
22-23 LAL 69 28.9 .511 .390 .857 13.2 3.5 3.2 0.3 0.5 1.6
23-24 LAL 87 31.8 .488 .357 .859 16.2 5.4 4.3 0.3 0.8 2.0
24-25 LAL 76 34.8 .458 .373 .878 20.1 5.7 4.6 0.3 1.0 2.5
25-26 LAL 53 33.9 .485 .353 .873 23.1 5.4 4.7 0.5 1.1 2.9
3-YEAR AVG 72 33.4 .476 .363 .871 19.3 5.5 4.5 0.3 0.9 2.4
Totals 366 30.7 .478 .365 .867 15.9 4.5 4.0 0.3 0.8 1.9

Reaves Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
99.8 0.47 0.867 0.347 17.1 6.3 19.5 18.2 16 40.6 19 1.9 10.9 1.8 0.13 0.01 6.6 13 15 1.5 59.8 2.8 8.3 32.7
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Los Angeles Lakers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Luka Doncic PG/SG 100% 100%
Austin Reaves SG/PG/SF 100% 100%
Quentin Grimes SG/SF 62% 21%
Collin Sexton PG/SG 35% 10%
Bronny James Jr. PG/SG 4% 0%
Cameron Carr SG 4% 0%
Matisse Thybulle SG/SF 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Sandro Mamukelashvili PF/C 30% 8%
Jake LaRavia PF/SF 14% 2%
NAME OWN START
Walker Kessler C 100% 98%
Kevon Looney C/PF 1% 1%

Team Rankings

PTS
116.3
11th
REB
41.0
27th
AST
25.9
17th
TO
13.8
16th
FG%
50.2
1st
3P%
35.9
16th
FT%
76.3
25th
eFG%
57.3
2nd
STL
8.5
14th
BLK
4.3
22nd
PF
18.5
3rd
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
LakersLakers53-290.64611116.3114.6
SunsSuns45-370.54919112.6111.1
ClippersClippers42-400.51222113.8112.6
WarriorsWarriors37-450.45127114.6115.2
KingsKings22-600.26842111.0121.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Luka Dončić6433.57.78.31.60.54.047.636.678.0  
Marcus Smart629.32.83.01.40.41.539.533.182.2  
Nick Smith Jr.306.20.81.00.30.10.743.539.573.3  
Bronny James Jr.422.90.51.20.50.10.640.938.685.7  
Kobe Bufkin162.90.80.60.10.20.330.019.291.7  
Chris Mañon90.81.10.30.60.20.133.30.075.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Austin Reaves5123.34.75.51.10.43.049.036.087.1  
Luke Kennard788.42.32.20.70.10.853.347.891.3  
Dalton Knecht544.21.40.40.20.20.445.534.272.7  
Adou Thiero251.91.10.40.30.10.451.633.363.6  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
LeBron James6020.96.17.21.20.63.051.531.773.7  
Jarred Vanderbilt654.44.51.30.80.30.947.129.358.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Rui Hachimura6811.53.30.80.60.30.651.444.369.4  
Jake LaRavia828.24.01.81.30.51.145.932.176.3  
Drew Timme273.41.20.90.20.00.557.644.055.6  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Deandre Ayton7212.58.00.80.61.01.267.10.064.5  
Jaxson Hayes667.54.10.90.40.80.575.6100.065.3  
Maxi Kleber422.02.00.60.40.30.445.223.153.8  

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Player Timeline

Oct 10th

Austin Reaves Shoots After Lakers Practice Ahead of Tuesday’s Vegas ...

Oct 8th

NBA Injury Update: Austin Reaves to Play; Six Others Ruled Out

Oct 5th

NBA Injury Update: Walker Kessler, Austin Reaves, Sexton and Kaluma ...

Oct 3rd

Austin Reaves Is the Lakers’ Longest-Tenured Player

Sep 29th

Austin Reaves Gets Up Extra 3-Pointers After Lakers Practice

Sep 28th

Austin Reaves Adds Dedicated Trainer, Inspired by LeBron’s Focus on ...

Sep 26th

Austin Reaves Rates Luka Dončić’s Slovenia Trip Hosting and Clears ...

Sep 24th

JJ Redick Sees Walker Kessler as a Perfect Fit to Anchor the Lakers’ ...

Sep 5th

NBA Revisits Wild Nuggets-Lakers Finish Ahead of 2026-27 Season Opener ...

Aug 22nd

Austin Reaves and Luka Dončić Share a Lighthearted Golf Moment

Jul 27th

NBA Reveals 2025–26 Top 50 Handles: Rollins Leads Ranks 50–41

Jul 22nd

Austin Reaves’ Momentum Continues as He Enters Year Six with the Lakers ...

Jul 15th

Austin Reaves Shows Off a Pure Golf Swing

Jul 13th

Austin Reaves Says Luka Dončić Is a Close Friend and Regularly Seeks ...

Jul 12th

Lakers Officially Re-Sign Austin Reaves as First Offseason Move

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