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Lakers report card: Austin Reaves

Lakers guard Austin Reaves shoots a floater over Mavericks defenders Dorian Finney-Smith (10) and Jalen Brunson (13).
Lakers guard Austin Reaves shoots a floater over Mavericks defenders Dorian Finney-Smith (10) and Jalen Brunson (13) in March.
(LM Otero / Associated Press)
By Dan Woike
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Over this week The Los Angeles Times conducted exit evaluations of the Lakers’ roster, player by player. Today’s final group includes a look at guard Austin Reaves’ key stats, contract status, preseason expectations, current reality and what the future holds.

Key stats: One of four rookies in NBA history to have a 30-point, 15-rebound, 10-assist triple-double (along with Oscar Robertston, Jerry West and Blake Griffin).

Contract status: Team option for $1.6 million next season.

The expectation on Oct. 19: Reaves was set to learn on the end of the Lakers’ bench from a group of Hall-of-Fame veterans.

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The reality on April 10: Reaves played himself into the Lakers’ future plans, a gritty defender and a playmaker with room to improve.

The future: Reaves will need to work on his strength and spot-up shooting, but there’s a spot in the rotation to be had for the undrafted player — another victory of the Lakers’ scouting department.

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Dan Woike

Former staff writer Dan Woike covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times after spending two seasons covering the league as a whole, with an emphasis on Los Angeles’ teams. His work has been honored by the Pro Basketball Writers Assn. He previously covered the Clippers during the “Lob City” era for the Orange County Register, spending most of the past decade chasing NBA teams around the country. He’s also covered the Chargers, the Angels, the Dodgers and USC while in Los Angeles.

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