Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is expected to become a free agent this summer.
The Atlanta Hawks are interested in Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, according to Dan Woike and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
Reaves is expected to decline his player option for next season worth $14,898,786 and become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
"Other teams that are known to have some interest in Reaves — like Utah and Atlanta, per league sources — would need to make roster moves to find the necessary space," Woike and Amick wrote. "League sources say winning will be a significant factor in Reaves' thinking."
Most people who cover the NBA expect the Lakers to re-sign Reaves. However, until pen is put to paper, anything can happen.
For the Lakers this regular season, Reaves appeared in 51 games. He averaged 23.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 49.0% from the field, 36.0% from beyond the arc and 87.1% from the free-throw line.
The 27-year-old Reaves is an undrafted player. He has been in the NBA since 2021 and holds career averages of 15.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Los Angeles beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of this year's playoffs in six games but got swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round. Reaves missed Games 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Rockets series because of an oblique strain.
The Hawks lost to the New York Knicks in the first round in six games. Atlanta hasn't won a playoff series since 2021. That's the year Trae Young led the franchise to the conference finals.
Atlanta is building around Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. It will be fascinating to see what moves the front office makes this summer to improve the roster.
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