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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:42 am    Post subject:

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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”
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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:50 am    Post subject:

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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol


Either way, the kid has shown to be much better than expected.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:54 am    Post subject:

I like this guy - Lebron picked up on his bball IQ and that's not a surprise, he is the type of role player who will play better with high level players.

Biggest surprise is his grit on defense.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:57 am    Post subject:

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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol


Either way, the kid has shown to be much better than expected.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:26 am    Post subject:

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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol


Well this is the issue with LeKlutch teams. The scouting hits on players and then LeKlutch turns around and trades them for name players…which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t and then it’s back to square one when LeKlutch leaves.

It’s looking like the Lakers and Rams might really suck in like 2023/2024

The Rams follow the LeKlutch business model.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:49 am    Post subject:

Reaves 10 points 3 assists 2 steals 1 block vs Warriors


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:35 pm    Post subject:

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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol


Well this is the issue with LeKlutch teams. The scouting hits on players and then LeKlutch turns around and trades them for name players…which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t and then it’s back to square one when LeKlutch leaves.

It’s looking like the Lakers and Rams might really suck in like 2023/2024

The Rams follow the LeKlutch business model.


We’re all in, it’s #18 or bust these next 2 seasons
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:50 pm    Post subject:

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governator wrote:
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LeBron on Austin Reaves, who went from a two-way deal to bigger minutes due to injuries: “He’s an NBA player. He can play at this level. I watched a lot of film on him when we (signed) him. His size … shot making ability …passing … High IQ kid, and he has a lot of dog in him.”


Translation: trade asset lol


Well this is the issue with LeKlutch teams. The scouting hits on players and then LeKlutch turns around and trades them for name players…which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t and then it’s back to square one when LeKlutch leaves.

It’s looking like the Lakers and Rams might really suck in like 2023/2024

The Rams follow the LeKlutch business model.


reaves needs to become a klutch client
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:20 pm    Post subject:

Great read by LG's own Mike _at_ LG.

https://lakersdraft.substack.com/p/undrafted-free-agent-austin-reaves
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:53 pm    Post subject:

Might be the biggest steal by Jesse and the gang since they've been doing this.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:47 pm    Post subject:

Excellent floor game with 7 assists and 0 turnovers. Three point shooting misleading since I counted at least 3 end of quarter / end of shot clock bail out threes.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:08 pm    Post subject:

Yet another guard making THT totally expendable.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:21 pm    Post subject:

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Yet another guard making THT totally expendable.


I'm in this camp. We clearly need a big wing who can shoot and defend and imo THT is the asset that can get us closest to finding that. Between Monk, Auston, and Nunn he's expendable.

Reaves looks like another HUGE steal.. yet again.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:33 pm    Post subject:

2019 wrote:
RashardA wrote:
Yet another guard making THT totally expendable.


I'm in this camp. We clearly need a big wing who can shoot and defend and imo THT is the asset that can get us closest to finding that. Between Monk, Auston, and Nunn he's expendable.

Reaves looks like another HUGE steal.. yet again.

If we trade THT for a two-way forward with length, we better not trade him for someone who is 30 or over.

We need to get younger. The fact that THT is really young makes me reluctant to support trading him.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:43 pm    Post subject:

What if I told you that THT is the wing you're looking to trade him for...
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:47 pm    Post subject:

I think Austin will be a solid player for years to come. Even though he does not have incredible athletic ability he makes up for it with his natural basketball IQ, and great all around effort. He's still going to be tested and will have some rough nights a rookie but I think he will work hard at his game and not stop getting better.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:50 pm    Post subject:

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What if I told you that THT is the wing you're looking to trade him for...


When he can spot shoot at a 38% or higher clip, I'll buy what you're selling
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:26 am    Post subject:

Seems like the kings were hunting him a bit out there. Doubt they'll be the only team to try that. If he doesn't get consistent minutes it'll be because Vogel cares alot about that end of the floor.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 5:21 am    Post subject:

kikanga wrote:
Seems like the kings were hunting him a bit out there. Doubt they'll be the only team to try that. If he doesn't get consistent minutes it'll be because Vogel cares alot about that end of the floor.


His defense is, at least on eye test, look good, he don’t get destroyed and position well on reading drives (of course standard is low when watching him so far) but he look like he can play
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:13 am    Post subject:

The scout department did it again. This kid is a diamond in the rough, straight up steal by the Lakers. He has flaws and makes rookie mistakes but he plays with poise and is not afraid of the moment (Hillbilly Kobe mentality).
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:57 am    Post subject:

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The scout department did it again. This kid is a diamond in the rough, straight up steal by the Lakers. He has flaws and makes rookie mistakes but he plays with poise and is not afraid of the moment (Hillbilly Kobe mentality).


24 year old rookies used to be common until the early entry rules changed. Consider that he is a rookie coming into the league in his prime and he is close to his ceiling. He can be a solid bench player and that fits on an older team.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:12 am    Post subject:

This guy can play. He is the one who can dish out nice passes not named LB or RR
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:19 am    Post subject:

But can he be Bron’s next GOAT tho…tbd

https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1448871339234762752

Hopefully we get to experience some #whiteboymagic again with our current 1 roster spot mandate going towards the melaninly challenged.

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“I ask a lot of questions,” Reaves said. “Like I said the other day, I ask Rondo something probably every five minutes so it’s really just me trying to be a sponge and learning. I got beat on two or three back cuts tonight and it’s just situations like that where they’re trying to coach me up and teach me situations how we got to guard it.”

“It’s Rondo and everybody knows the pedigree he has, the foundation that he’s set. He’s looked at as one of the highest basketball IQs in the game, so really just having him on the team and just someone that literally just ask questions to all the time is just a big help for me. I just want to be a sponge in those types of situations and it’s not just him. I ask Coach [Frank Vogel] questions, LeBron [James] questions. I go down the line. I just want to learn and like I said, be a sponge to take everything in,” Reaves said after Wednesday’s practice.

“Yeah, even today at shootaround, he’s talking about a situation where a guy’s coming off a pindown and you’re a top lock and I was telling him that we don’t do that here,” Rondo said after shootaround before the preseason game against the Warriors.

“But it was a great question, obviously, coming from a great background as far as knowing the game. Because that’s what you’d normally do against shooters is top lock, but our team, our personnel, what coach Frank wants of us is not what he did.”


Kid’s got MambaMentality towards being a student of the game…that’s for sure.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:55 am    Post subject:

2019 wrote:
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What if I told you that THT is the wing you're looking to trade him for...


When he can spot shoot at a 38% or higher clip, I'll buy what you're selling


What player that fits that description is available to be traded for THT.
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