Austin Reaves
#15SG · Los Angeles Lakers
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Height
6'5"
Weight
197 lbs
Age
28
College
Oklahoma
Experience
4 yrs
Wingspan
6'6.3"
Reach
8'5.0"
Hand Size
8" × 8.25"
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A-
A+
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The Verdict on Austin, in One Read
On the field, Austin Reaves grades out as an excellent SG for Los Angeles Lakers (A- Impact). That places him 3rd of 147 graded shooting guards. In his on-court role, the grade is excellent (A+ Role), reflecting how he produces relative to others at his position. The money matches the play — the Contract Value Index lands at A+, a clear bargain. The public read is positive (B Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score.
Career StatsA+
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 331 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 49.0% | 36.8% | 86.5% |
| 2025-26 | | 51 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
Performance Grade by Season
PeakB+LongevityMid-CareerRecentA-
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | | 51 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 49.0% | A- A- |
| 2024-25 | | 73 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 46.0% | A- A- |
| 2023-24 | | 82 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 48.6% | B+ B+ |
| 2022-23 | | 64 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 52.9% | B- B- |
| 2021-22 | | 61 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 45.9% | C- C- |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 5/12 | vs OKC | L 110-115 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 3-7 | -6 |
| Sun, 5/10 | vs OKC | L 108-131 | 39 | 17 |
Current Contract
Length
2 years
Total Value
$28.8M
Guaranteed
$13.9M
AAV
$13.9M/yr
Guaranteed %48%
Contract Value Index (CVI)
A+
Great Value
OverpayFair ValueGreat Value
Austin Reaves' $13.9M AAV deal lands at an A+ Contract Value Index, signaling how the Los Angeles Lakers weighed the NBA cap math against a player entering free agency with genuine leverage and maximalist ambitions. His 2025-26 season production—23.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, and 5.5 APG across 51 games—validates the underlying efficiency: a career PER north of 20 places him firmly in the upper-tier guard bracket, and those counting stats sit comfortably above what you'd expect from a complementary starter. At $13.9M annually on a two-year deal, Reaves is operating on a massive discount relative to his reported $239-241 million contract demands heading into the offseason, which means his current CVI grade reflects the extreme gap between what he's owed now and what his market value has become—a rare scenario where a player's on-court A+ performance has dramatically outpaced his contractual compensation. As a five-year veteran at 28, Reaves sits squarely in his prime earning window, and his willingness to publicly anchor his free agency pitch to max-tier money signals confidence in both his production and his organizational indispensability to Los Angeles. The prevailing media narrative frames this as a pivotal organizational crossroads, with fan sentiment tracking as sympathetic but tinged with genuine financial uncertainty about whether even a franchise-caliber guard justifies near-maximum money. With the Lakers at the #4 seed and the Finals days away, Reaves carries playoff leverage that could either cement his negotiating position or expose gaps between regular-season efficiency and crunch-time impact—making the current A+ CVI grade a snapshot of present value rather than a guarantee of how his next contract will grade.
Performance Analysis
A+
#3 of 147 Shooting Guards
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the A band — a quick read on where Austin's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Austin Compares at the Position
Austin Reaves ranks 3rd of 147 graded shooting guards by performance. That slots Austin between Anthony Edwards (A+) just ahead and Desmond Bane (A+) just behind.
Graded higher
Anthony EdwardsMinnesota TimberwolvesA+Donovan MitchellCleveland CavaliersA+Austin ReavesA+
Graded lower
Desmond BaneOrlando MagicA+Devin BookerPhoenix SunsTransaction History
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About this player
Austin Reaves is a player in his 4th NBA season listed at SG for the Los Angeles Lakers. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Austin Reaves, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index A+, Performance A+, Sentiment B.
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