It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Austin Reaves this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft Austin Reaves in Fantasy Basketball?
Austin Reaves wasn’t negatively affected by the Lakers’ unexpected trade deadline acquisition of Luka Dončić last season. Instead, he continued his breakout campaign, finishing with career-high averages of 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.7 3-pointers per game across 73 outings. The undrafted guard did so on strong 46.0/37.7/87.7 shooting splits, with his well-rounded, efficient output and increased outside shooting volume making him a fantasy draft steal.
Assuming Reaves delivers similar production in Year 5, still operating as LA’s tertiary scoring option, his category-friendly game should make him worth a fourth or fifth-round pick in standard drafts.
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What Are Reaves’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Reaves to score 2,498.3 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 17.5 points per game.
This includes 5.8 field goals per game, 1.9 three-pointers per game, 3.9 free throws per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, 4.6 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game, and 0.4 blocks per game.
Where Does Austin Reaves Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Reaves is ranked 53rd overall and 13th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Coby White, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Duren, Rudy Gobert, and Josh Hart.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Ivica Zubac, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, RJ Barrett, and Kristaps Porzingis.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Desmond Bane, Zach LaVine, and White.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Barrett, Shaedon Sharpe, Cam Thomas, Anfernee Simons, and Bennedict Mathurin.
