At least one NBA executive believes Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is playing his way into a major raise while LeBron James remains sidelined by injury.

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The post Lakers’ Austin Reaves joins NBA greats with latest feat to open season appeared first on ClutchPoints. Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves continues to position himself among the NBA’s elite, joining a short list of all-time greats with his statistical output through the opening stretch of the 2025-26 season.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has yet to play in a game this season. While James is approaching 40 years old and is set to turn 41 in December, he has consistently proven over the past few years that he's one of the top 20 players in the NBA, at the very least.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without the services of at least four players when they take on the Miami Heat at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, but Deandre Ayton is unlikely to join that group on the sidelines.

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Following Luka Dončić's 44-point, 12-rebound, six-assist performance in their 117-112 NBA Cup group play victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, Los Angeles' general manager Rob Pelinka may be ready to pull the trigger on a productive trade to support the 26-year-old superstar while he's still healthy.