The Los Angeles Lakers announced that guard Austin Reaves is dealing with a mild left calf strain and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week. While injuries are never ideal, the Lakers have a light schedule coming up as they play against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and then don’t play again until Thursday. If Reaves is ready to return in a week then it’s possible he only … [Read more...] about Lakers Injury Update: Austin Reaves To Be Re-Evaluated In 1 Week With Mild Left Calf Strain
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The Los Angeles Lakers' tradeable first-round pick in either 2031 or 2032 is now seen as less valuable following the Luka Doncic trade and since Mark Walter acquired the franchise, sources told Dan Woike of The Athletic. The thinking is that Walter's stability would make the pick more likely to be later in the first round. The Lakers already owe their top-4 protected 2027 first … [Read more...] about Lakers Linked With Herb Jones; Future First-Round Pick Seen As Less Valuable Post-Luka Doncic Trade
Lakers Notes: Jones, Defense, LeBron, Smart
Pelicans wing Herbert Jones is the player most frequently mentioned by rival scouts and executives as a potential in-season trade target for the Lakers, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic. However, despite rumors that New Orleans is more open to fielding calls on Jones than in the past, sources tell Woike that New Orleans isn’t particularly interested in moving the … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: Jones, Defense, LeBron, Smart
Austin Reaves Out At Least One Week With Mild Calf Strain
Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a mild left calf strain and will miss at least one week, which is when he’ll be reexamined, the team announced today (Twitter link via Dan Woike of The Athletic). As Law Murray of The Athletic notes (via Twitter), Los Angeles plays two times over the next week (at Phoenix on Sunday and at Utah next Thursday). Reaves will likely … [Read more...] about Austin Reaves Out At Least One Week With Mild Calf Strain