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Austin Reaves

Los Angeles Lakers · #15 · Plus starter
SG6'5"197 lbage 285 yrs expOklahomaNewark, AR
2nd best of 15 on LALworth +3.6 wins to the rotation
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Elite scorer & interior finisher
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Western · Pacific · proj. 49-33 (▲+17.2)
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A craft-over-flash combo guard who blossomed into a 23-and-5 scorer on elite efficiency — 64.1% true shooting, 87% at the line, and one of the best foul-drawing rates in the league. He gets where he wants and makes plays for others (5.5 assists), an All-Star-caliber secondary creator next to Luka. Holds a player option for next season.

23.3
PPG
4.7
RPG
5.5
APG
1.1
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 51MPG 34.5FG% 493P% 36FT% 87.1TS% 64.1USG% 26.7PER 20.2BPM +2.8VORP 2.1EPM +2.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring96
Inside finishing94
Rebounding87
Shooting82
Rim protection79
Playmaking75
Perimeter defense72

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
15.8
PPG
3.9
RPG
4.5
APG
331
GAMES
Points 5,239Win Shares 27.5Starts 216Best season 2024-25 · 20.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons84%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 25 → 27
▲Rising

Austin, at 27, is on a clear upward trajectory — +0.4 → +2.8 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 6.1 wins (+1.0)
Assumes a normal season; he played 51 games last year. Range 4.4–7.7 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.4 → +2.8+2.426-27 forecast +1.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +0.4 · 82 games2024-25: +1.9 · 73 games2025-26: +2.8 · 51 games2026-27: +1.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.2 → 5.1+0.926-27 forecast 6.1
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 4.2 · 82 games2024-25: 6.0 · 73 games2025-26: 5.1 · 51 games2026-27: 6.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $28.2M vs $46.3M salary−$18.0M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$46.3M salary2023-24: $11.0M · 82 games2024-25: $27.5M · 73 games2025-26: $17.5M · 51 games2026-27: $28.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $46,250,000 cap hit · through '30. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$46,250,000Guaranteed
22% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 16 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$28,208,000 /yr
Surplus−$18,042,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.