Austin

Reaves

#15

Austin Reaves

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 197 lbs · Age : 28

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Los Angeles Lakers	51	45	34.5	7.3-14.9	49.0	2.3-6.4	36.0	6.3-7.3
2024-25	Los Angeles Lakers	73	73	34.9	6.5-14.2	46.0	2.7-7.3	37.7	4.4-5.0
2023-24	Los Angeles Lakers	82	57	32.1	5.6-11.5	48.6	1.9-5.1	36.7	2.8-3.3
2022-23	Los Angeles Lakers	64	22	28.8	4.0-7.7	52.9	1.3-3.4	39.8	3.6-4.1
2021-22	Los Angeles Lakers	61	19	23.2	2.4-5.2	45.9	0.9-2.7	31.7	1.6-1.9

ContractLos Angeles Lakers payroll →

This season: 41.24 M$
Seasons left: 4 · through 2029-30
Total remaining: 184.8 M$

2026-27
41.24 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
44.54 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
47.84 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
51.14 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

23.3

Rebounds

4.7

Assists

5.5

TS%

64.1 %

Usage

26.7 %

PER

20.2

WS/48

.153

On/off +/−

+5.2

Minutes

34.5

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

6.9

Points/game

23.3

Games

WAR 2025-26

5.7

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+9)

2022-233.2 WAR · 3.5 per 2,000 min
2023-244.3 WAR · 3.3 per 2,000 min
2024-257.0 WAR · 5.5 per 2,000 min
2025-265.7 WAR · 6.5 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+19 · 27 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

SCO: Scoring; 87
SHT: Shooting; 76
FIN: Finishing; 96
PLY: Playmaking; 80
BAL: Ball security; 68
REB: Rebounding; 77
DEF: Defense; 70
DUR: Durability; 73
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

5.7

#21 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

91 / 100

#11 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

62 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 81 · salary $41.2M

PAL: dimensions

Impact90

Scoring94

Playmaking68

Shooting65

Rebounding68

Defense38

Where WAR comes from

VORP+2.1

BPM (per 100 possessions)+2.8

Offensive BPM+3.4

Defensive BPM-0.6

Win Shares+5.6

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

15.1 pi

62th percentile

At the rim

83.3 %

97th percentile

Rim share

15.0 %

41th percentile

Midrange

18.8 %

10th percentile

Three-point

.360

46th percentile

3PA share

43.0 %

38th percentile

Corner threes

41.5 %

64th percentile

Free throws

.871

76th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	LAL	23.3	5.7	91	83	64.1	.360	43.0
2024-25	LAL	20.2	7.0	85	83	61.6	.377	51.2
2023-24	LAL	15.9	4.3	51	79	61.3	.367	44.7
2022-23	LAL	13.0	3.2	71	74	68.7	.398	44.1
2021-22	LAL	7.3	0.0	34	66	60.0	.317	52.5

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 12Playoffs	vs OKC	L 115-110	43	27	7	6	0	2	8-16	3-7
May 10Playoffs	vs OKC	L 131-108	39	17	3	9	0	0	5-13	1-5
May 8Playoffs	@ OKC	L 125-107	38	31	2	6	0	0	10-16	3-6
May 6Playoffs	@ OKC	L 108-90	36	8	5	6	0	1	3-16	0-5
May 2Playoffs	@ HOU	W 98-78	31	15	3	2	0	3	7-14	0-4
Apr 30Playoffs	vs HOU	L 99-93	34	22	4	6	0	1	4-16	2-8
Apr 3	@ OKC	L 139-96	27	15	4	1	0	0	5-9	2-3
Apr 1	vs CLE	W 127-113	37	19	6	4	2	1	6-16	2-9
Mar 31	vs WAS	W 120-101	27	19	3	9	1	0	4-11	0-4
Mar 28	vs BKN	W 116-99	40	26	8	5	1	0	7-13	4-7