De'Aaron Fox is a better basketball player than Austin Reaves. We can get that part out of the way from the start. There is no real statistical argument otherwise. Even the most optimistic projections of Reaves' increasingly bright future have to acknowledge that Fox has physical gifts that he simply does not.

I think it was a year and a half—he’s an unbelievable teammate, an unbelievable guy. Yeah, great. I mean, so genuine. During COVID, my rookie

Among the reasons why the Lakers are not Fox’s preferred destination: Klutch has direct knowledge of many Lakers dealings thanks to its representation of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick provides an early update on Austin Reaves apparent injury after loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves missed Jarred Vanderbilt's positive energy during his extended absence.

The Lakers not only need to acquire another serviceable center — they also need a ball-handling, playmaking guard who can score and create pace.

Head coach JJ Redick was happy with the Los Angeles Lakers for playing angry in their dominant victory over the Washington Wizards.

The Los Angeles Lakers are still looking around for some help before the trade deadline. They have already made a trade this year, getting Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton for D'Angelo Russell.

The Los Angeles Lakers inserted Max Christie into the starting lineup in order to give them a primary on-ball defender on the perimeter. Regardless of how great Anthony Davis is at cleaning up his teammates’ mistakes,

None of these overwhelmingly positive results should be too surprising considering the type of players and skill sets that mix well with the Lakers superstars. This lineup features good shooting, solid defense, and even talented secondary ball handling to take the pressure of James.

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