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Austin Reaves
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Los Angeles Lakers

Austin Reaves

#15 · Los Angeles Lakers · 6-5 (196 cm) · 197 lb · Oklahoma

★ 2nd option Questionable · Returns: 2026-11-15

Austin Reaves plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at shooting guard and #3 at point guard. Austin Reaves is questionable for the next game. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 12 as a starter, averaging 35.3 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (65 %) and point guard (18 %). He averages 24.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Derrick Jones Jr., Ja'Kobe Walter, and Darryn Peterson, who score 34.7 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Derrick Jones Jr.

Next game

@
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns ·

Probable starter at shooting guard per the depth chart. (questionable)

Lakers vs Suns → Lakers schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

13 Nov.: Reaves (lesión en el talón) no se someterá a pruebas de diagnóstico por imagen y su estado se evaluará día a día de cara al partido del domingo contra los Suns, según informa Jovan Buha, de The Athletic.

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard Starter
  • Point Guard 3rd

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Lakers depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
35.3
Starts
12

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward65 %
  • Point Guard18 %
  • Shooting Guard17 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 12 35.3 24.7 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.3 51.3 40.9 91.5 65.8 25.8
2025-26 51 34.5 23.3 4.7 5.5 1.1 0.4 49.0 36.0 87.1 64.1 25.8

Game log

In his last 5 games: 26.8 pts, 3.2 reb and 4.0 ast in 34.2 min (2.1 pts above his season average, 24.7)

Best games of the season: 43 pts @ Pistons (Nov 8) · 6 reb @ Clippers (Oct 28) · 9 ast vs Clippers (Oct 23)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks 		W 123-112 25:07 18 3 5 6-10 1-3 5-5 +23
Nov 8 @
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons 		W 121-116 36:41 43 5 4 14-27 4-6 11-11 +21
Nov 6 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers 		W 124-118 38:02 25 3 2 8-22 1-8 8-8 -6
Nov 4 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings 		W 116-103 37:13 21 3 4 7-15 1-4 6-6 +14
Nov 2 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat 		W 138-117 34:10 27 2 5 10-15 4-5 3-4 +21
Nov 1 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors 		W 131-125 38:42 19 3 4 6-16 2-7 5-6 +14
Oct 30 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors 		L 95-112 37:20 21 4 5 9-19 1-6 2-2 -13
Oct 28 @
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers 		W 103-87 30:43 16 6 1 6-16 1-6 3-4 +7
Oct 27 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers 		L 129-136 39:15 26 4 7 8-13 4-8 6-7 0
Oct 25 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz 		W 132-123 35:43 29 1 4 7-12 4-5 11-13 +14

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
832
Pts/100 poss.
34.7
FG%
52%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Derrick Jones Jr. 48 12 5/9
Ja'Kobe Walter 32 0 0/4
Darryn Peterson 28 9 2/3
De'Anthony Melton 26 6 2/5
Jrue Holiday 25 8 3/7

Who guards him

Possessions
821
Pts/100 poss.
20.9
FG%
50%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Derrick Jones Jr. 31 5 2/2
Darryn Peterson 30 0 0/2
Ja'Kobe Walter 28 6 2/4
Sidy Cissoko 25 2 1/3
Jrue Holiday 25 3 1/2