Introduction: In this world, no one cares about your loneliness, no one cares about your sinking, and no one cares about your past, but everyone can see your brilliance! Thousands of undrafted picks every year, no one cares, but from the undrafted to the main team of the team, thousands of pairs of eyes have begun to look up. Austin Reeves, come on, here's your counterattack story!
Austin Reaves, a 1.96-meter-tall white athlete, has a gentle face and a polite quality, and looks out of place in the muscular NBA league. Unfortunately, Reeves, who was already 23 years old at the time of the 2021 draft, was not drafted by any team, and no one even looked at him, and it was all over. This young man whose idol is Kobe Bryant is lost to the bottom.
Reeves
Fortunately, the Lakers, who have two superstars, James and thick eyebrows, are looking for role players with stable outside projection ability in the market at this time. Because at this time, the Lakers' outside line is Wei Shao and Rondo, two of the main ones who have a headache when it comes to projection. At this time, Reeves, who was desperate, volunteered to come to the trial.
Reeves and James hitters
But Reaves didn't show his strength during the trial, and his hard work infected the team, and the Lakers finally decided to sign Reaves to a two-year contract, but only $100,000 in the first year of the contract was guaranteed, and the second season was completely non-guaranteed. In other words, the Lakers only need to pay Rivers $100,000 to send him away.
Reeves on the defensive
In the new season, Reeves became the sidekick of Willis and Rondo. Throughout the season, Reeves took every opportunity to play hard. Every time he appeared on the stage, he fought to "bite" his opponent. But his performance was only mediocre, averaging just 7.3 points per game and shooting percentage.
Reeves storming the basket
In his second season, Reaves has improved his shooting percentage and averaged 13.6 points per game, and he has begun to become a truly good shooter. This season, he came off the bench to score a triple-double and scored 35 points in a single game, making him the first undrafted player in team history to score 35 points in a single game. And that gave Reeves unlimited confidence.
Reeves shooting
In the 2022-2023 playoffs, the Lakers faced the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, and the Lakers were eliminated 0-4. But throughout the playoffs, Reaves started all 16 games, averaging 16.9 points per game. The Lakers lost, but Reaves didn't, and we couldn't have asked him to do more for a role player.
Reeves on the field
In the offseason, the Lakers finally signed Reaves to a four-year, $56 million contract. From 1056,000,000, from the undrafted to the main starter, Reeves staged an NBA miracle with his actions!"Even if you live in the gutter, you have the right to look up at the starry sky!"If you lose the draft, you still have a chance to counterattack, "Country Kobe" Reaves, come on! The future is because of you!
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