Austin Reaves<\/a> had a career-best regular season, silencing critics who doubted his ability as a primary scorer. However, his playoff performance dipped, raising questions about his consistency in high-pressure situations. Austin Reaves\u2019 2024-25 Regular Season vs. Playoffs: ![\"Austin](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749256393_835_austin-reaves.jpg\" "\\"Austin")
<\/p>\nAustin Reaves shares a controversial opinion on being a white NBA player (Image Source: Instagram\/austinreaves12)<\/p>\n
Stat Category Regular Season Playoffs Points 20.2 16.2 Assists 5.8 3.6 FG% 46.0% 41.1% 3P% 37.7% 31.9%Despite his postseason struggles, Austin Reaves remains a valuable trade asset. As Rovenchuk noted: “A career year in Utah could allow AR15 to get his pay day too.” <\/p>\n
What the Jazz Get in This Trade<\/p>\n
For Utah, this deal makes sense if they\u2019re looking to rebuild around younger talent. The trade package includes: – A proven scorer in Reaves – A future first-round pick (2031) – Expiring contracts (Vincent and Kleber) This gives the Jazz flexibility while adding a potential long-term backcourt piece in Reaves. <\/p>\n
Will the Los Angeles Lakers consider this trade idea?<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Lakers need roster balance, and Walker Kessler\u2019s defensive presence would address their frontcourt issues. Meanwhile, Reaves could thrive in a bigger role with the Jazz. As Rovenchuk put it: “In a best-case scenario, the Lakers walk away from this deal with a new starting center, and two veteran pieces that can play strong supporting roles for this team.”Also read: NBA Trade Rumors: Should the Los Angeles Lakers trade Luka Doncic for $293.4 million Milwaukee Bucks superstar to form deadly duo with LeBron James?<\/a>If both teams see the potential, this trade could be a win-win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, center, celebrates after scoring as New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, left,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3785],"tags":[10817,7,423,150,6,1783,422,427,3972,1405],"class_list":{"0":"post-81948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-utah-jazz","8":"tag-austin-reaves-trade","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-jazz","11":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-nba-trade-rumors","14":"tag-utah","15":"tag-utah-jazz","16":"tag-utahjazz","17":"tag-walker-kessler"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114639274215231770","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, center, celebrates after scoring as New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, left, walks away and guard Austin Reaves stands by during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Imagr via AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill) The Los Angeles Lakers face a critical offseason if they hope to contend for the 2025-26 NBA championship. One of their biggest needs? A reliable frontcourt presence to support Luka Doncic\u2014or even replace him if necessary. A proposed trade with the Utah Jazz could be the solution. <\/p>\n