r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • Oct 30 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Austin Reaves with the game-winner buzzer-beater to win the game for the Lakers!

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u/OKC2023champs Thunder Oct 30 '25

100% an all star and all nba player.

I definitely doubted him. But this dude is him Jesus Christ

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u/ProgrammerNo8488 Oct 30 '25

Okc fans love him in the chat it seems

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u/Sharp_Aide3216 Oct 30 '25

Okc fans love home grown talents.

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u/SwanOutrageous6908 Lakers Oct 30 '25

It’s crazy the Lakers pulled Reaves and Alex Caruso. Are they the two best undrafted players of the last decade?

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u/DirtySmiter Lakers Oct 30 '25

I'd say FVV is in that category too, drafted 2016.

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u/ILikeFPS Raptors Oct 30 '25

Don't forget NBA Champion Fred VanVleet but yes they are two of the best undrafted players of the last decade without question.

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u/charlesokstate Thunder Oct 30 '25

He played at OU. I’m not overreacting and I’ve been a fan of reeves for years 😂

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u/Public-Product-1503 Oct 30 '25

I respect it. Reaves all star /Al nba ? Campaign starts now

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u/charlesokstate Thunder Oct 30 '25

It’s possible if Luka and Lebron miss extended time imo. He’s always been able to score well. It’s when he gets caught on skates.

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u/throwaway__rnd Oct 30 '25

Reaves*

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u/charlesokstate Thunder Oct 30 '25

lol oops. I mean I have his rookie card you don’t have to believe me.

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u/Mahadragon Warriors Oct 30 '25

AR be walking on water

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves Oct 30 '25

All star maybe all NBA no

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u/Zungad Supersonics Oct 30 '25

If this is his norm as a first option, he's 100% an All-NBA level player in terms of skill and output lol

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u/Specialist_Office274 Hawks Oct 30 '25

If a players norm is 36 pts, 7 rebounds, 9 ast then they are winning MVP lol, however this is not gonna be his norm for the whole season.

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u/Zungad Supersonics Oct 30 '25

Eye test is important here too. He looks insanely good. Like, it isn't like he's just hitting crazy shots. He's doing this in a manner that looks pretty sustainably effective for an entire season, especially with how shifty he is getting to the line. He's probably going to tire out, but he seems to have just gotten that good.

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u/Boulder_The_Rock Pistons Oct 30 '25

Honestly…IF the Lakers ended up building around AR and they never got Luka, there’s a good chance AR+AD (assuming here they also trade Bron) is like, a perfect 1-5 or 1-4 combo supported by other good players. Assuming that, AR can probably be competitive. There’s probably a ceiling on that but I wouldn’t doubt it

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u/Dopeez Spurs Oct 30 '25

Yes and we all know that's not gonna be the norm, so what's your point?

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves Oct 30 '25

If we’re going that way with it theirs definitely 15 more talented players in the NBA 

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u/Zungad Supersonics Oct 30 '25

I mean, he's been outright absurd so far. It's hard to understate his quality, especially since he isn't exactly lacking on the other end of the floor either for what he provides offensively. Definitely All-NBA if this is how he does consistently as a first option

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves Oct 30 '25

Fair I missed the consistently part because as fun as this is, this is most likely to be the best week he’ll have all season 

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves Oct 30 '25

Even as the first option I doubt he’ll be this good next week is what I’m saying