since his incredible playoff run the previous season.After his incredible playoff performance, many were expecting Austin Reaves to make a significant breakthrough, but he hasn’t. However, the Los Angeles Lakers are unwilling to give up on him in order to sign Zach LaVine, a two-time All-Star.
The Bulls would be lustful for Austin Reaves in trade talks, but Zach LaVine isn’t up for grabs, according to Hoopshype Michael Scotto. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the teams interested in signing Zach LaVine.
Reaves is shooting 46/32/84 and scoring 13.5 points per game, all below his career-high from his breakthrough second season. However, after signing him to a $56 million, four-year maximum extension last summer, the Lakers are being patient. After all, Reaves hasn’t given up playing basketball
To ease him off, the Lakers put him back into the second unit after struggling to find his rhythm as a starter early in the season.
With Reaves still unable to fulfill the expectations to become the Lakers’ third option, LaVine could readily come in and fill in that role.
LaVine could provide the Lakers the third scoring punch behind their stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, forming a new Big 3 in Hollywood.
Despite a slow start to the season, the Bulls star wing is a proven scorer. He’s a 38.2% career 3-point shooter that would immediately boost the Lakers, who are currently 28th in the league in 3-point accuracy (33.9%) after Wednesday’s win against the lowly Detroit Pistons.
LaVine is averaging 21.0 points on 44.3% shooting overall and 33.6% from downtown — his lowest since he joined the Bulls in the Jimmy Butler trade. But joining a playoff contender could inspire him to get back to his All-Star form.
