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AustinReaves

#15 · Guard· 6' 5"· 28 years

Inside the game of Austin Reaves.

Austin ReavesPORTRAIT / NBA GUARD

2026-27 · Regular season

2 games · LAL
Points / G25.5
Rebounds / G3.0
Assists / G7.5
Minutes / G35.2
Field goal66.7%
Three-point50.0%

Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.

Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.

01 / The film room

The game, in motion.

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02 / The scouting file

Look closer.

The role. The questions. The person.

The statistical read

What changes when you look past points per game?

2025-26 · 51 games
1763 recorded minutes

League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.

Scoring volume24.2 PTS / 36
92nd percentile

Points per 36 minutes

Assist production5.7 AST / 36
83rd percentile

Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created

Rebound production4.9 REB / 36
37th percentile

Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter

Three-point appetite43.0% of FGA
47th percentile

Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three

Free-throw volume48.7 FTA / 100 FGA
95th percentile

Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts

Scoring efficiency64.1% TS
90th percentile

True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts

How to read this profile

Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.

NBA source record ↗
Statistical signal

Free-throw volume

48.7 FTA / 100 FGA places Austin Reaves at the 95th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.

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Statistical signal

Scoring volume

24.2 PTS / 36 places Austin Reaves at the 92nd percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The scoring rate deserves a closer look alongside shot difficulty and who creates the looks.

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Film question

How much should you trust the jumper?

36.0% from three on 328 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.

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Film question

Decisions under pressure

1.85 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.

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Possession detail · 2026-27

Where the shots actually came from.

2 checked games
24 attempts

2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.

At the rim
71.4% 7 attempts · 29.2% of shots
Paint & short twos
77.8% 9 attempts · 37.5% of shots
Three-pointers
50.0% 8 attempts · 33.3% of shots

Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 31.2% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.

Games in this sample2026-10-23 vs LAC ↗ 2026-10-21 vs GSW ↗

The roster around him

Who else occupies this part of the floor?

Current LAL teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.

PlayerPositionMIN / GAST / G3P%3PAREB / G
Luka Dončić ↗F-G35.88.336.6%6947.7
Quentin Grimes ↗G29.53.333.4%3803.6
Collin Sexton ↗G23.73.340.1%2792.3
Matisse Thybulle ↗G-F16.00.939.8%932.0
Jaden Hardy ↗G15.81.039.7%2621.5

A comparison worth investigating

Similar box-score profiles.

2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.

The reporting file

Start with the people who were there.

Read Reaves’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.

Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓

03 / The numbers

A season in motion.

2026-27 regular season · 2 games

Game by game

Per game Rolling 5-game average

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SampleGPPTSREBASTTS%
Available games225.53.07.582.2%
Last 10225.53.07.582.2%
Last 5225.53.07.582.2%
Starts225.53.07.582.2%

The shooting profile

Every point has a source.

2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.

82.2%True shooting
75.0%Effective FG
75.0%
Two-point16 attempts
50.0%
Three-point8 attempts
93.8%
Free throws16 attempts
Share of points51 total points
Two-pointers 47.1%Three-pointers 23.5%Free throws 29.4%

04 / The reading room

Beyond the stat line.

Player analysis & reporting

Read the Game

Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season

LAL vs GSW ↗

Austin Reaves scored 11 points in the third quarter. Reaves finished with 23 points and six assists, shooting 100.0% at the line on 10 attempts.

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05 / The long view

The career, chapter by chapter.

Source record ↗

Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.

SeasonTeamGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%
2026-27LAL235.225.53.07.52.00.566.7%50.0%93.8%
2025-26LAL5134.623.34.75.51.10.449.0%36.0%87.1%
2024-25LAL7334.920.24.55.81.10.346.0%37.7%87.7%
2023-24LAL8232.115.94.35.50.80.348.6%36.7%85.3%
2022-23LAL6428.813.03.03.40.50.352.9%39.8%86.4%
2021-22LAL6123.27.33.21.80.50.345.9%31.7%83.9%

06 / Every appearance

The game log.

2026-27 · 4 recorded games · Download CSV ↓
4 games
CompetitionGameFG%3P%FT%Contribution
Oct 23Regular seasonLAL vs LAC ↗38.528292076.9%60.0%83.3%+5.2Box only · provisional
Oct 21Regular seasonLAL vs GSW ↗31.923462154.5%33.3%100.0%+8.9Box only · provisional
Oct 13PreseasonLAL vs GSW ↗25.328470055.6%57.1%100.0%+4.1Box only · provisional
Oct 8PreseasonLAL vs SAC ↗24.88581028.6%0.0%100.0%-4.1Box only · provisional

Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Individual performance breakdowns +

Regular season

Oct 23, 2026 · LAL vs LAC

Starter · 38.5 minutes

Impact+5.2
PTS
28
REB
2
AST
9
STL
2
BLK
0
TO
6

Austin Reaves led LAL with 28 points, shooting 76.9% from the field. He shot 60% from three on 5 attempts and 83.3% at the line. He added 9 assists and 2 steals, with 6 turnovers.

Box-score read

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
76.9% 13 attempts
3PT
60% 5 attempts
FT
83.3% 6 attempts
Plus/minus
+14
True shooting
89.5%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+18.59
Defensive box value
+2.20
Minutes baseline
-15.58
Game impact
+5.21

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Regular season

Oct 21, 2026 · LAL vs GSW

Starter · 31.9 minutes

Impact+8.9
PTS
23
REB
4
AST
6
STL
2
BLK
1
TO
4

Austin Reaves scored 11 points in the third quarter. Reaves finished with 23 points and six assists, shooting 100.0% at the line on 10 attempts.

Player analysis

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
54.5% 11 attempts
3PT
33.3% 3 attempts
FT
100% 10 attempts
Plus/minus
+25
True shooting
74.7%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+17.56
Defensive box value
+4.90
Minutes baseline
-13.58
Game impact
+8.88

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 13, 2026 · LAL vs GSW

Starter · 25.3 minutes

Impact+4.1
PTS
28
REB
4
AST
7
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
7

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
55.6% 18 attempts
3PT
57.1% 7 attempts
FT
100% 4 attempts
Plus/minus
+5
True shooting
70.9%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 14, 2026 · 05:33 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 8, 2026 · LAL vs SAC

Starter · 24.8 minutes

Impact-4.1
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
8
STL
1
BLK
0
TO
3

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
28.6% 7 attempts
3PT
0% 3 attempts
FT
100% 4 attempts
Plus/minus
+10
True shooting
45.7%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

07 / The player file

How Reaves got here.

At a glance.

Height
6' 5"
Weight
197 lbs
Age now
28 years
Born
1998-05-29
Hometown
Newark, AR
College
Oklahoma
Experience
6th Season

Signed on 08/03/21

Biography source · ESPN ↗

The contract

$41.24M

2026-27 reported base salary

2026-27
$41.24M
2027-28
$42.95M
2028-29
$46.25M
2029-30
$49.55MPlayer option

Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.

HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗

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The record behind the page

Official roster ↗ · checked 2026-10-24. Career, biography and publisher links checked 2026-10-25. Our methodology ↗

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