Austin Reaves is proving his value so far early in the season as he prepares to sign a big check next offseason. With Lakers stars Luka Doncic (sprained finger

Austin Reaves' Oklahoma highlights have NBA fans baffled that Lakers star went undrafted originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Austin Reaves is in the midst of one of the best runs of play in the history of the NBA.

Reaves has been so good this season that LeBron James might just need to adjust to him when the Lakers' star returns

Kenny Smith was the main character in Inside the NBA's first big misstep on ESPN. During the show's third broadcast on their new network, Smith compared Austin Reaves to Jeremy Lin. His co-stars immediately called him out.

Seemingly everyone around the NBA was talking about him on Wednesday night after he crushed the Timberwolves with his runner in the lane to beat the buzzer and give the Los Angeles Lakers a 116-115 victory.

Mavericks 107, Pacers 105: Aaron Nesmith missed a game-winning 3-point attempt in the final second after he rebounded RayJ Dennis’ intentionally missed free throw, and the Mavericks (2-3) survived. Cooper Flagg had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Brandon Williams had 20 off the bench. And the Pacers (0-4) still don’t have a win.

The Lakers vs. Trail Blazers ended up with Portland winning 108-122 on the road despite Austin Reaves' 41-point game on Monday.

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