The progression of Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves going from undrafted free agent to star over a handful of years has been nothing short of sensational.

The Los Angeles Lakers were missing LeBron James in Tuesday's season-opening 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors, and guard Austin Reaves feels like the team needs to get used to being without him as his iconic career nears its end.

After the Lakers lost their 2025-26 regular-season opener, Austin Reaves appeared to take responsibility for their poor third quarter.

Austin Reaves pinned the Los Angeles Lakers' continued struggles in the third quarter over the years on the players and not the coaches.

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst provides this massive update on the future of Austin Reaves with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Brian Windhorst, when discussing the lack of long-term contracts in the Lakers organization outside of Luka Doncic, reported on his The Hoop Collective podcast (29:30 mark) that, " I suspect Austin Reaves,

Austin Reaves is the clear-cut third best player on the Los Angeles Lakers behind LeBron James and Luka Doncic, so he’ll be relied upon heavily throughout the 2025-26 season.

Despite Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves' impressive performance, Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry clinch victory in Lakers vs. Warriors.

Some of the best player props for the NBA double header between the Lakers vs. the Warriors, and the Thunder vs. the Rockets.

Hall of Famer Steve Nash believes Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is ready to reach a major career milestone in the 2025–26 season. In a short Q&A video posted by Bleacher Report’s official Instagram, Nash was asked which player he thinks will make their first All-Star appearance this year. His response came without hesitation: